MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada are still higher than this time last year, but if large declines in those prices are any indication, the […] Read more
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Feed weekly outlook: New-crop supply outlook ‘significantly better’ as prices drop
Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices coming down
MarketsFarm — As futures prices fall back, those for feed have been following, according to Jenny Redshaw, a trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “There are lots of things […] Read more
Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Weakness in deferred live cattle futures and uncertainty in the feed grain market tempered the upside for all […] Read more
Klassen: Canadian feeder market divorces from feeder cattle futures
Timing of new-crop feed grains leads to shift
Compared to last week western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. The quality was quite variable resulting in the wide price structure; however, decent genetic and […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Fuel, other factors to affect grain prices
MarketsFarm — As fuel prices continue to rise due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surcharges for grain shipments are also increasing — leaving many to wonder about feed grain costs […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming
Feedlots moving to full corn rations
MarketsFarm — With feed barley and wheat supplies on the verge of running out, prices remain firm, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “They’re on the positive […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Alberta blockade affects feed grain deliveries
MarketsFarm — A truck blockade at a Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. has caused some headaches for grain buyers in southern parts of the province. Since Saturday, commercial trucks […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Bids high, but limited supplies mean little moving
MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain at very high levels heading into the New Year, but little is actually trading as feedlots fill up with cheaper corn […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes
Cow-calf producers selling sooner than normal
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $275 delivered; the […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize
MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but were stabilizing in early December as corn imports pick up from the U.S. […] Read more
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