D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Barley
Quiet day for grain on Monday
After last week’s drama, grain markets had a relatively quiet day Monday. “Things have stabilized and we rebounded a bit (on Friday),” said Ken Ball, a broker with P.I. Financial. “It was surprisingly quiet today.” Last week saw a sharp selloff in numerous markets, as some projections of possible rainfall for the U.S. Midwest later […] Read more
Feed barley prices shoot higher
Stressful weather, reduced acreage shrinks feed supply while deteriorating grass conditions could push cattle into feedlots
A surge in feed barley prices in late June and early July caught many market watchers and buyers off guard. Most traders assumed prices would eventually rise, but the abrupt jump higher was a surprise. “I think the trade was shocked at how quickly it went from ‘we will eventually get higher’ to ‘we are […] Read moreResearch seeks ability to label malt flavour with barley variety
The taste of beer is all about the hops. Wait a minute, that isn’t true, but it’s what millions of beer drinkers believe. That’s a problem for the barley industry and came up a number of times during the Canadian Barley Symposium and North American Barley Researchers Workshop, held June 25-28 in Winnipeg. “The hops […] Read more
Barley reputation entices brewmaster to Sask.
Thrilled to take over the helm at Great Western Brewing, Amanda Butt says she hopes to experiment with other grains
Women have been brewing beer for centuries and the new brewmaster at Great Western Brewing in Saskatoon is carrying on that tradition. Beer and its consumption might seem like a male domain but that is really only true of the last 150 years or so, said Amanda Butt. Butt arrived at Great Western in February. […] Read moreSaskatchewan crop conditions deteriorate in heat and dry weather
WINNIPEG, July 13 (CNS) – The condition of major Saskatchewan crops has deteriorated over the past two weeks but the pace of maturation has caught up to normal. Saskatchewan Agriculture says in its weekly crop report released July 13 that most crops are at the normal stage of development. However, lack of rain and heat […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – July 12, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Preparations for #AIM17 underway
The Ag In Motion gates won’t open to the public for two weeks, but The Western Producer snuck in for a sneak peak! Here are a few pics from the #aim17 site today! pic.twitter.com/vm4g8YxfII — Robin Booker (@CDNag) July 7, 2017 Mike Raine talks to DEKALB’s Connor Sierens about the company’s crop plots: This is […] Read more
Feed barley down, malt demand up
REGINA — Canadian barley production has dropped 35 percent over the past 10 years as livestock operators switched to feed wheat, distillers dried grain and corn. Canada’s barley exports have suffered from robust international competition. For instance, Japan used to import 300,000 tonnes of Canadian feed barley a year, but now is willing to buy […] Read more
Craft beer sector gives barley sector a wake-up call
Barley varieties have catered to demands of big brewers, but demands by craft beer makers may see breeders accommodate
Craft brewers make up less than 20 percent of beer production in the United States, but they consume almost 50 percent of the malt used by the beer industry. That makes them important to the barley industry and to barley growers, Brewers Association supply chain specialist Chris Swersey said during the Canadian Barley Symposium June […] Read more
