Insights and Stories on Feed Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta prices see wide range

Feb. 8, 2018 at 4:14 pm CST

CNS Canada — A tale of two markets is emerging in Alberta as feed users in the south take advantage of cheap corn trucked in from Manitoba, while users farther north pay higher prices. “As far as Red Deer north goes, it’s quite different than feedlot alley,” said Joseph Billett, […]

Feed weekly outlook: Demand shifting at Alberta feedlots

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:30 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains chopping around

Jan. 25, 2018 at 4:53 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Prairie feed barley softens as packers bid up cattle

Jan. 16, 2018 at 6:48 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Firm feed barley market capped by U.S. corn

Nov. 24, 2017 at 5:56 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed barley marches ‘lockstep’ with U.S. corn

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:35 am CDT

CNS Canada — Western Canada’s feed barley market continues to trade above the key $200 per tonne mark, taking strength from consistent demand and a lower-sized crop in 2017. “The market has changed (gotten stronger) from last year when high-vomitoxin wheat was trading at a discount,” said Jim Beusekom of […]

By Dave Sims

Prairie feed wheat, barley at seasonal highs

May. 11, 2017 at 4:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Feed barley and feed wheat appear to be settling into some seasonal highs, according to a market-watcher in Alberta. “Whether it goes up much more remains to be seen,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Between Easter and May long weekend, we’re probably at […]

By Dave Sims

Feed market awaits influx of spring-threshed grains

Mar. 14, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As spring slowly approaches, western Canadian feed dealers are warily eyeing the amount of grain that may be left over on Prairie fields. “There’s a bit of concern about how much spring-threshed grain we may see here in the next few weeks,” said Allan Pirness of Market […]

By Dave Sims

‘Mini-harvest’ likely to weigh on feed grains

Feb. 14, 2017 at 4:41 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Seasonal lows in the Western Canadian feed grain market may stick around longer than normal this year, as the industry awaits the abnormal spring harvest of those fields left to overwinter this year. “The seasonals are fairly consistent,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed wheat, barley surplus could last until summer

Jan. 25, 2017 at 7:20 pm CST

CNS Canada — Supplies of feed wheat and barley in Western Canada continue to compete for a home in Lethbridge’s feedlot alley. For the past few months markets have been grinding lower due to the large volumes of low-quality feed and other grains that are being unloaded by farmers. At […]

By Dave Sims