Feed markets

By Commodity News Service Canada July 25 (CNS Canada) – Researchers at North Carolina State University believe they have found a gene in corn that could be related to the plant’s ability to resist two or three different diseases. In the journal Nature, researchers pointed to a gene in corn that apparently bestows partial resistance […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 24 (CNS Canada) – Russian grain exports are expected to increase in August, possibly hitting a record for the month, according to a new report from SovEcon. While harvest operations were delayed by adverse weather earlier in the season, more new crop supplies are starting to be available, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, July 21 (CNS) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, July 21. Bids for feed wheat in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$3.15 to C$5.10 per bushel. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada July 20 (CNS Canada) – Chicago corn is up 8.5 U.S. cents for both the September and December contracts today to US$3.91 for September and US$4.0475 for December. Prices were lifted on expectations that hot weather will continue and stress crops during the key pollination phase. Feed barley being offered […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 19 (CNS Canada) – Grower price indications released by Prairie Ag Hotwire today show feed barley in Saskatchewan delivered to elevators at C$2.80 to C$3.30 per bushel. Alberta prices were quoted at C$3-C$4.33 per bu. Feed wheat was quoted at C$3.15 to C$5.10 per bu. in Saskatchewan and […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada July 18 (CNS Canada) – The domestic barley market appears set to go through some adjustments, amid reports of rising barley prices and dry conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Drought in North Dakota and Montana is compounding the issue. Some analysts now wonder how long before imports of dried distillers […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, July 17. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are up 20 cents during the past week, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.80 to C$3.30 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 14 (CNS Canada) – US industry group, Planalytics, has cut its projection for corn yields in the US by three bushels an acre to 165, due to unfavorable weather during the growing season. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were about four to seven cents per […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada July 12 (CNS Canada) – Today’s crop production report by the United States Department of Agriculture shows a decline in the expected acres of corn harvest. The report, issued July 12, estimates harvested acres for corn at 83.5 million acres, a fall from 86.75 acres in 2016. The report did […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada July 11(CNS Canada) – Here are barley condition ratings as of July 9 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the top five barley-producing American states, accounting for 83 per cent of barley acreage in 2016: – Idaho: 12 per cent poor or fair; 88 per cent good to […] Read more