Insights and Stories on Barley

Analysts expect additional acres for canola, wheat

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — If traders and analysts are correct with their estimates, there will be slightly more wheat and canola acres seeded in Canada this year compared to 2022. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release its first survey-based acreage estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year on April 26. Other than drier and […]

Feed weekly outlook: Quiet times appear to be ahead

Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market factors in lower barley prices

Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:00 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand, prices rise

Apr. 13, 2023 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Australia reaches deal with China in barley dispute

Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Alasdair Pal Dominique Patton

Klassen: Demand surges for grass cattle

Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:03 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Certain auction markets did not have sales due to the shortened holiday week. Adverse weather also shuttered some sales on Wednesday and Thursday in the eastern Prairie region. Southern Alberta feedlots are contending with […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices still historically high, but face headwinds

Apr. 6, 2023 at 3:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada remain historically strong, despite easing off their highs over the past month and trending lower. With bids of around $410 per tonne into the Lethbridge feedlot alley, feed barley “is still a sell,” according to Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, speaking on a […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Saudi Arabia highly dependent on grain imports

Apr. 4, 2023 at 1:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While Saudi Arabia is a giant among the oil-producing countries of the world, the desert kingdom does produce small amounts of grain. With a population that’s about one million less than Canada’s, Saudi Arabia is extremely dependent on importing its grain from overseas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]

By MarketsFarm

Klassen: Alberta fed cattle lead feeder market higher

Apr. 4, 2023 at 8:22 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 higher while calf prices advanced $1-$3 on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis of $360/cwt last week, up $3-$10 from a week earlier. Using a 60 per cent grading, live prices would be equivalent to […]

By Jerry Klassen