Insights and Stories on Cereals

Feed weekly outlook: Western Canadian market stabilizing

Apr. 26, 2019 at 5:52 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian feed grain prices have come under pressure over the last month, but appear to be stabilizing as attention turns to spring seeding across the Prairies. “We’ve been steadily dropping for the past few weeks, and it’s leveled out now,” said Tracey Green, grain broker with Market […]

Less canola, more wheat expected from Statistics Canada

Apr. 22, 2019 at 3:02 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China

Apr. 18, 2019 at 9:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

Apr. 18, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Parrish and Heimbecker to expand Hamilton flour mill, terminal

Apr. 16, 2019 at 10:12 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as attention turns to new crop

Apr. 11, 2019 at 8:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of southern Alberta are coming under some pressure, as attention begins to turn to the new crop. “Demand is dropping off here a little bit,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. Feedlots have extended coverage through […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada Malting to join GrainCorp’s global malting spinoff

Apr. 3, 2019 at 8:14 pm CDT

The Australian owner of Canada’s biggest malt company plans to spin it off, along with its other worldwide malting assets, into a new stand-alone malt industry player. Sydney-based GrainCorp announced Thursday it plans to “demerge” its global malting business from its grains and edible oils business, forming two separate ASX-listed […]

By GFM Staff

Malt barley acreage predicted to increase

Apr. 1, 2019 at 8:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Industry experts expect malt barley acreage in Western Canada to increase by about five per cent this year, supported by strong prices for both feed and malt. “All indications suggest we’ll see an increase in malt barley, as well as feed,” confirmed Peter Watts of the Canadian Malting […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Could a wheat sample test put money in your pocket?

Mar. 29, 2019 at 3:09 pm CDT

Alberta Wheat is hailing a move by the Canadian Grain Commission to consider making tests for falling number and deoxynivalenol official grain-grading factors. “We want the grain commission to make a whole bunch of changes,” said chair Gary Stanford. “We think the grain should be sold by falling numbers… Everybody […]

By Alexis Kienlen Glenn Cheater

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices correct off recent highs

Mar. 28, 2019 at 4:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed markets in Western Canada have softened slightly following a jump in prices earlier this month. Nelson Neumann, a grain trader for Agfinity, said barley supply was tight earlier in the month as buyers rushed to secure their feed before spring road bans, seeding season and poor weather […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm