While U.S. corn prices are falling, Western Canadian feed barley and feed wheat still have price advantages, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
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Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn
Western Canadian grains hold price advantage
CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices
U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst
Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.
Critical growing season ahead for soybeans
What the weather turns out to be in the United States is going to have a significant impact on Canadian producers’ prices
This year’s smaller soybean acreage puts the onus on yields, if last year’s supply is to be maintained. The most critical yield-determining month for U.S. soybeans is August.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: U.S. futures pressure Canadian prices
Weather varied across Prairies
Pressure on U.S. futures and variable weather conditions on the Prairies brought Western Canadian wheat bids down during the week ended July 10, 2025.
Have the wheat bear markets run their course?
It looks like the worst of the bear market is over; additional moderate losses can’t be ruled out, but deep declines are unlikely
Wheat futures keep trying to rally. Time after time, the rallies fail. The markets seem stuck in low-level ruts.
Wheat heading, world flush with supply
Weather across the U.S. will have a larger influence on prices through the growing season
Below average temperatures in early June delayed Ontario corn and soybean development. Precipitation levels were considered average. Warmer temperatures were needed to advance crop development and enhance yield potential.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices in decline in Western Canada
Green lentils lose as much as seven cents/lb. this month
Lentil prices in Western Canada have seen a sharp decline over the past month, but weather events could provide a bit of a boost.
ICE Weekly: No end to July canola’s rise: trader
July canola may have more room to grow
A Winnipeg-based trader is very bullish on July canola, due to depleted stocks and ongoing export demand.
Tight supplies and weather risks driving North American corn, soybean markets higher
Wheat markets brace for global harvest; U.S. crop may have quality concerns
The corn and soybean futures markets are incorporating a risk premium due to the uncertainty in production. Seasonally, the row-crops experience a rally during the planting period until acreage and weather is more certain.
Chinese influence is alternating trade flows for wheat
Unlike the U.S., China has not imposed tariffs on developing countries in the global south, cementing its position as the trade leader for these countries
China has a strategic long term plan when it comes to the trade war. The top 20 developing countries in the world are in the global south. This includes the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific and sub-Sahara Africa. Last year, China announced zero tariffs on these developing countries in the global south which cemented its position as the trade leader for these countries. You guessed it, these regions are all major wheat importers and with the Chinese influence, they are not looking at the U.S. any longer for food security.