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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids firm as feeders seek coverage through spring

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids held firm through November in Western Canada, with higher prices for deferred delivery as feedlots work to secure supplies in the face of solid export demand. Spot feed barley bids in the Lethbridge, Alta. area have held in the $270-$275 per tonne range through November, said Jim Beusekom of Market […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Winter Wheat

U.S. farmers seed more winter wheat as grain prices rally

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News November 24, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers expanded seedings of winter wheat this autumn for the first time in eight years as strong demand and dry weather in several producing countries fuels higher prices for the grain, farmers and analysts said. Winter wheat, seeded in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn for harvest in June, is the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids post small gains across most of West

By GFM Network News November 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — Bids were steady to higher this week in Western Canada for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats. Gains in most U.S. wheat markets provided support as strength in the Canadian dollar kept a lid on further gains. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports grain prices

By GFM Network News November 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — There continues to be a very strong demand for feed grains with large amounts headed for export, according to Saskatoon-based trader Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities. “It’s driven the prices up and made a massive competition between feed for Alberta versus shipping it overseas,” Peterson said, noting China has been the main driver […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. in early August 2017. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Barley trade routes redrawn as China tariff hits Australian farmers

China's barley purchases from Canada more than double last year's

By GFM Network News November 17, 2020

Sydney/Paris | Reuters — Out in Australia’s grain fields, farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest-ever barley crops, after drought-relieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks. Yet the tractors are working under the cloud of a new tariff imposed by China — seen widely as retaliation for Australia’s push […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly lower

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses observed in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat was steady to higher. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2-$4 per tonne, according to […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: High demand keeps bids strong

By GFM Network News November 13, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada have come off of recent highs but remain “higher than what feeders like to see.” That’s according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities ar Lacombe, Alta., who said feed grains are still in a “high-demand market,” with spot prices for feed barley and wheat around $260-$265 per […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

New wheat, barley, oat varieties for 2021

Expect yield improvements and strong disease resistance packages

By Madeleine Baerg November 9, 2020

Alliance Seed, Canterra Seeds, FP Genetics, Proven Seed, SeCan and SeedNet are rolling out new cereal varieties to western Canadian Prairie producers in 2021. Featuring yield improvements and strong disease resistance packages, some of these options may prove a good fit for your business needs. Please note, the following list includes only brand new variety […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger U.S. prices boost Prairie values

By GFM Network News November 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Bids in Western Canada were higher this past week for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats. Gains in U.S. wheat markets provided support as a stronger Canadian dollar kept a lid on further increases. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market steady, for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada remains firm for the time being, but the uncertainty of outside influences makes it difficult to predict where values will go from here. “It is so hard to gauge,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding “I don’t think anybody can predict […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids firm as feeders seek coverage through spring

U.S. farmers seed more winter wheat as grain prices rally

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