Insights and Stories on Feed Grain

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With feed barley and wheat supplies on the verge of running out, prices remain firm, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “They’re on the positive side of stationary,” he said, noting prices could soon change following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. “With what’s […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feb. 2, 2022 at 10:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A truck blockade at a Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. has caused some headaches for grain buyers in southern parts of the province. Since Saturday, commercial trucks and other vehicles have blocked Highway 4, a 103-km stretch which runs from the border to Lethbridge, to protest COVID-19 […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Dec. 16, 2021 at 8:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain at very high levels heading into the New Year, but little is actually trading as feedlots fill up with cheaper corn from the U.S. “The volume trading of Canadian feed grains has dropped significantly,” said Jim Beusekom, of Market Place Commodities […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 6, 2021 at 8:37 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $275 delivered; the Alberta fed market has rallied $10-$12 over the past couple weeks. Secondly, U.S. feeder cattle prices have also rallied US$10-US$12 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 3, 2021 at 1:48 pm CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic grain prices remain at some of their highest levels ever, according to a number of people in the industry — but those prices have reached or are reaching a point where buyers are choosing not to buy. The organic grain crops in Canada […]

By OrganicBiz