Insights and Stories on Barley

Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As spring planting approaches, Peter Watt of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) said there likely won’t be a big shift in barley acres that will be planted in 2023. “Producers have made their [planting] decisions for the most part. You might see people adjust their plans […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 9, 2023 at 7:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Copious amounts of corn are still being delivered to feedlots in southern Alberta despite slowly declining prices for other feed grains. “Corn is coming down over the last little bit,” Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities Ltd. in Lethbridge said. “You think that there would be a little bit […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:02 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Australia will see its highest-ever winter crop production thanks to record wheat and canola harvests, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) released Monday. Winter crop production in Australia is estimated at 67.6 million tonnes, up 8.4 […]

By MarketsFarm

Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:58 pm CST

[RELATED] Prices for organic grains steady to lower

By OrganicBiz

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:09 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to as much as $12 above week-ago levels. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $332-$335 delivered, up $5-$8 from last week. Stronger fed cattle prices and softer barley values underpinned the […]

By Jerry Klassen