Insights and Stories on Feed Wheat

Feb. 7, 2019 at 3:02 pm CST

As feedlots reduce their cattle numbers, demand for feed grains has declined on the Canadian Prairies, according to Market Place Commodities trader Allen Pirness at Lethbridge. “It’s a pretty calm time of year. The feedlots are shipping a lot of fat cattle more than they are replacing. Their grain consumption […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 31, 2019 at 7:04 pm CST

Prices for feed wheat and barley in Western Canada are doing pretty good, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Edmonton. Feed wheat is up to $6 per bushel in the Edmonton area and about $250 per tonne in the Lethbridge area, he said. Feed barley was still quite strong, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 17, 2019 at 8:21 pm CST

With the mild winter Western Canada has been experiencing, feed grain buyers expect prices should stay quiet for the next while. “I would say the buyers have adequate coverage for January, February, even a bit of March. And I would say we maybe have seen the (barley) price soften up […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 3, 2019 at 6:34 pm CST

CNS Canada — Nice weather over the holidays allowed for good movement of feed grains in Western Canada, with prices steady to above year-ago levels. “I would say we cruised through Christmas and (the) New Year holidays fairly well. Not a lot of massive panic. We had nice weather which […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Dec. 21, 2018 at 7:51 pm CST

CNS Canada — The seasonality of the feed grain sector is contributing to a firmer tone in Alberta barley and feed wheat bids heading into the New Year. “We’ve seen bids in our office on feed barley jump up a decent amount,” said Nelson Neumann, a trader with Edmonton-area grain […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin