Insights and Stories on Per Tonne

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid demand continues to keep feed barley bids in Western Canada well supported, as end-users work to secure supplies in anticipation of tightening stocks going forward. “Competition for barley is coming from every which direction: grain companies exporting barley, feedlots trying to cover barley, and grain companies trying […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 3, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Harvest activity in the western Canadian Prairies had depressed feed grain prices at the end of August, but prices have recovered slightly. “There’s been a bit of a break in harvest activity,” Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge said. Producers in southern Alberta had been harvesting […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Aug. 27, 2020 at 7:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Old-crop feed grain prices are converging with new-crop and coming under some seasonal pressure. “As we get closer to new crop, we’ve been seeing the switch to new-crop prices from old-crop,” said Erin Harakal, a senior trader with Agfinity in Lethbridge. Feed barley prices are around $195-$200 per […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure is already weighing on the Canadian feed barley market, with most end users covered for the time being and waiting for the new crop. “We’re seeing buyers fill up” on barley, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master in Edmonton. Bids were dropping on a daily […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Recent price activity in the ICE Futures canola market has been bullish from a technical standpoint, with the futures poised for a break higher if the rally can be sustained. After trading at a low of $468.10 per tonne in late June, the November canola contract rallied to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin