Insights and Stories on Barley

Cigi, Cereals Canada agree to pursue amalgamation

Jun. 28, 2019 at 5:22 pm CDT

The boards of the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and Cereals Canada have agreed to pursue amalgamation by March 31, 2020. That’s if a proposal, yet to be developed, is approved by the two bodies’ member organizations, leaders Dean Dias and Cam Dahl, said Friday in separate interviews. “During the […]

Organic price quotes: Late June

Jun. 28, 2019 at 11:35 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Organic demand mostly quiet, though feed grains seen strong

Jun. 28, 2019 at 11:34 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

StatsCan: Less canola and durum, more barley and oats

Jun. 26, 2019 at 1:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market

Jun. 25, 2019 at 10:43 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Less canola, more barley area expected in next StatsCan report

Jun. 24, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers will likely grow less canola and more barley in 2019, though the jury is out on exact acreage numbers ahead of Statistics Canada’s seeded area estimates due out Wednesday. Barley prices have hit “historic highs” thanks to inclement corn-growing weather in the United States, which has […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Visible Canadian canola stocks back above one million tonnes

Jun. 15, 2019 at 2:35 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid deliveries into the commercial pipeline and lacklustre export movement saw visible Canadian canola supplies climb back above one million tonnes during the week ended June 9, according to the latest grain handling report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Farmers delivered 422,500 tonnes of canola during week 45 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

Jun. 11, 2019 at 2:41 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average while calves were down $3-$5 depending on the region. Weakness in the fed cattle market continues to spill over into the feeder complex, as margins drift further into red ink. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

Jun. 6, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Tight old-crop supplies and mounting weather concerns over new-crop production are keeping feed grain prices well supported in Western Canada as end-users work to ration supplies. “We’ve seen a very real weather market emerge in the last few weeks,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin