Insights and Stories on Barley

Nov. 21, 2020 at 3:42 am CST

MarketsFarm — Updated crop supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Friday, included only minor changes from the previous month. Larger adjustments are expected after Statistics Canada releases its final production numbers for the year on Dec. 3. Canola and all-wheat ending stocks for the 2020-21 marketing year were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 16, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

Sydney/Paris | Reuters — Out in Australia’s grain fields, farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest-ever barley crops, after drought-relieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks. Yet the tractors are working under the cloud of a new tariff imposed by China — seen widely […]

By Gus Trompiz, Jonathan Barrett

Nov. 5, 2020 at 7:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada remains firm for the time being, but the uncertainty of outside influences makes it difficult to predict where values will go from here. “It is so hard to gauge,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding “I […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 2, 2020 at 2:40 pm CST

Sydney | Reuters — China has rejected Australia’s appeal to scrap a tariff on its barley exports, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, all but closing the door on a trade worth about A$1.5 billion (C$1.4 billion) in 2018. The rejection comes after Australia sought a formal review […]

By Colin Packham

Oct. 30, 2020 at 10:52 am CDT

Read more: As harvest yields varied, crop quality was good

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