Insights and Stories on Feed Grain

Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize

Dec. 2, 2021 at 8:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but were stabilizing in early December as corn imports pick up from the U.S. Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said prices have been strong over the past month […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains remain firm

Nov. 25, 2021 at 5:56 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn filling Canadian feed shortages

Nov. 3, 2021 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Shortages leading to price increases

Oct. 7, 2021 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

Sep. 28, 2021 at 8:42 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Crop estimates show severity of drought

Sep. 2, 2021 at 7:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Preliminary crop yield estimates released by Statistics Canada on Monday outlined just how severely the drought in Western Canada cut into production. Mike Fleischhauer, general manager for Eagle Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta., was not at all surprised by the numbers. “I think we knew that was happening all […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures lift yearling market

Aug. 31, 2021 at 9:20 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were quoted $3 to as much as $6 higher; calf markets once again traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged depending on the region. Unbridled buying interest was noted on larger groups of high-quality yearlings. Despite the grass conditions this summer, cattle […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: New crop expected to stabilize feed prices

Aug. 19, 2021 at 1:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — New crop is starting to make its way into feed grain bins as the annual harvest gets underway in Alberta. However, due to the drought conditions which have enveloped Western Canada, yields will be much lower than normal. “(The yields are) generally lower than expected and (there’s been) […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:08 am CDT

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

Jul. 23, 2021 at 4:13 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are continuing their ongoing rise as heat and dryness cover the region. “For feed wheat (on Tuesday), I finally got a bid of $10 per bushel, which is really an amazing bid,” said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. […]

By Adam Peleshaty