Insights and Stories on Barley

Oct. 6, 2020 at 2:03 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$6 lower with some reports showing prices as much as $10 lower. Calves traded $2-$4 below week-ago levels; however, the market will be more defined next week, with many auction barns scheduling feature calf sales in the major feeding areas of […]

By Jerry Klassen

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain and oilseed exports are running well ahead of the year-ago level eight weeks into the 2020-21 marketing year, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total bulk exports of the major grains and oilseeds, as of Sunday, of 7.17 million tonnes compare with […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Oct. 2, 2020 at 10:18 am CDT

Read more: Organic market steady as ample supplies met with good demand 

By OrganicBiz

Oct. 2, 2020 at 10:18 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Western Canadian organic markets were holding relatively steady in late September as harvest operations entered the final stages across the Prairies. Variable crop conditions resulted in average crops overall, according to a number of organic buyers, with ample supplies and good demand countering each […]

By OrganicBiz

Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

Western Canadian yearling markets have traded in a sideways range over the past couple of weeks; major feedlot operators have been aggressive for 800-pound-plus feeders just off grass because these cattle are most efficient and therefore, most profitable. Grass yearlings were quoted steady to as much as $5 higher this […]

By Jerry Klassen