As January began, feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies remained lower and are likely to stay that way until spring, commented broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.
Feed Grains Weekly: Demand lull to keep prices lower for now
Increases unlikely until late February
Feed Grains Weekly: Trump looms over Prairie feed market
Weaker Canadian dollar less of an influence
Currently, United States President-elect Donald Trump is more of an influence on Western Canadian feed grain prices than a weaker Canadian dollar said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
Feed grain update: Barley still trending higher
Feed barley prices in Western Canada remain on a steady uptrend, improving by C$30 to C$40 per tonne off their harvest lows hit in late August.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn the same price
Domestic feed barley and United States corn imports are pretty much the same price in Western Canada, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured
Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’
Transportation issues push up barley prices
As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
Feed grains: Corn prices rising above feed barley, as C$ falls
Prices for corn delivered into southern Alberta have risen at a quicker pace than domestic barley over the past few weeks, which should keep barley in feed rations and temper corn imports for the time being.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other
Feed barley and corn imported from the United States are currently trading at the same price into southern Alberta, said Lethbridge-based Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers.
Prairie feed grains market watching U.S. corn
Rising corn prices in the United States could provide support for feed grains in Western Canada, although the current price spread remains conducive for imports of U.S. corn into Canadian feed channels.