Insights and Stories on Barley

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat at par in Alberta

Feb. 25, 2021 at 5:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are running about the same, from where Susanne Leclerc sits at Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Barley and wheat going into central Alberta were both running at $315 per tonne, she said. “We’re seeing buyer strength gaining coverage for the summer,” she […]

Feed weekly outlook: Demand strong for Canadian wheat

Feb. 18, 2021 at 7:57 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Cold weather slows feeder cattle market activity

Feb. 15, 2021 at 9:59 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand pressures domestic supply

Feb. 11, 2021 at 7:31 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Malt barley demand rises, at home and abroad

Feb. 11, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Argentine truckers end strike, freeing China-bound barley

Feb. 9, 2021 at 8:02 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine truckers ended a 20-day strike that had blocked access to ports in Buenos Aires province, agricultural industry sources said on Tuesday, following a deal struck with local officials to increase freight-hauling rates. Trucks owners grouped in the informal TUDA association (Transportistas Unidos de Argentina) […]

By Hugh Bronstein Maximilian Heath

Feed weekly outlook: Grain exports, prices rise

Feb. 4, 2021 at 4:21 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As more Canadian feed grains make their way overseas, especially into China, domestic buyers may need to pay more secure supplies from emptying bins over the next few months. “Anything extra we’re able to export is getting exported at this point,” Brandon Motz, owner and sales manager of […]

By Adam Peleshaty

China’s appetite for feed barley sucks in new crop from Canada, France

Feb. 3, 2021 at 2:37 am CST

Paris | Reuters — China’s buying spree of French and Canadian barley is spilling into the 2021-22 crop with large forward purchases, due to its major feed grain needs and a prohibitive tariff on Australian barley, traders and analysts said. China has been sweeping up huge volumes of foreign crops […]

By Gus Trompiz

Klassen: Feeder market bounces on optimistic outlook

Feb. 2, 2021 at 1:13 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $2-$4 higher; prices for mid-weight calves were quoted $4-$8 above week-ago levels. Calves under 550 lbs. traded $6 to as much as $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. Improving feedlot margins were the main factor driving the feeder market. June […]

By Jerry Klassen