By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 17 (CNS Canada) – Russian barley exports are running well behind the previous year’s pace, according to a report from UkrAgroConsult. During the nine months ended in March the country had exported 2.26 million tonnes of barley, which is about 1.3 million tonnes less than during the same […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russian barley exports down on year
Feed Grains: South Africa expects large corn surplus
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 16 (CNS Canada) – South Africa’s Grains S.A. is forecasting a 3.5 million tonne surplus of corn in the country this year, as domestic production is expected to be up sharply following the previous year’s drought. With production forecast at 14.5 million tonnes and domestic demand at about […] Read more
Feed Grains: Drought hits Spanish grain production
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 15 (CNS Canada) – Spanish winter grain production will be cut in half this year, hitting only 9.5 million tonnes, according to reports out of the country. While seeded acres were similar to the previous year, drought conditions during the growing season cut into yields. Canadian barley exports […] Read more
Feed Grains: World barley stocks on the decrease
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, May 12. Prices for oats in North Dakota fell four cents, according to the latest data from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are going for $2.37 per bushel. As much as 95 percent […] Read more
Feed Grains: Corn and wheat rise with USDA report
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, May 10. Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures posted gains at the mid-week session, buoyed by the USDA’s World Agricultural and Supply Demand Estimates. The report estimated world grain supplies at […] Read more
Feed Grains: Mexico to head south looking for corn
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, May 9. Feed barley bids in Manitoba were hanging steady, according to information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.80 to $3.25 per bushel. It appears much of eastern Manitoba’s […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russia eyes Venezuelan wheat market
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, May 8. Feed barley bids in Saskatchewan fell 38 cents per pound last week, according to information from The Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices now range from C$2.75-$2.90 per bushel. Feed wheat prices in […] Read more
Feed Grains: Canadian grain stocks up from year ago
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 5 (CNS Canada) – Canadian grain supplies heading into the new growing season are considerably larger than they were a year ago, according to stocks data released by Statistics Canada on May 5. Barley supplies in the country, as of March 31, were pegged at 4.6 million tonnes, […] Read more
Feed Grains: US wheat futures drop sharply
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 4 (CNS Canada) – Improving US crop conditions and better-than-expected results from a much watched crop tour of the US Plains accounted for heavy selling in the US wheat markets on Thursday. The annual Wheat Quality Council crop tour placed wheat yields in Kansas at 46.1 bushels per […] Read more
Feed Grains: US cattle futures rise sharply
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 3 (CNS Canada) – US cattle futures continue to post sharp gains on Wednesday, as blizzard conditions in key livestock feeding regions of the country earlier in the week reportedly killed thousands of animals. Ukraine barley exports during the crop-year-to-date (which began October 1) of 15 million tonnes, […] Read more