Feed barley prices continue to have an advantage over feed corn and prices may go lower, said one trader.
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Feed Grain Weekly: Barley seeing low prices, demand
Feed barley prices may continue to decline
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn
Western Canadian grains hold price advantage
While U.S. corn prices are falling, Western Canadian feed barley and feed wheat still have price advantages, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Large global feedgrain supplies shrink prices
A record crop in the United States and strong export competition from Brazil is expected to drive global corn prices lower
The United States is not the only country that is expected to produce a large corn crop this year. China is increasing output to yet another record of 295 million tonnes.
Turning waste into weight: making the most of screenings, fines and straw in beef diets
With feed costs at an all-time high, Canadian beef producers are increasingly turning to alternative feedstuffs to cut expenses and improve profitability.
Feed Grain Weekly: Rain weakens Alberta prices, rest of Prairies remains firm
Farmers should shop around
Feed grain prices in Alberta moved lower following recent rains, said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. However, she suggested prices could increase prior to the coming harvest.
Barley mix boasts two per cent higher yield than average
A varietal mix trial conducted by Agriculture Canada researchers shows the benefits of crop diversity
An agronomy research scientist at Agriculture Canada, is leading a project trialling a barley varietal mix to increase diversity and mitigate environmental stressors.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases
Weak demand stems from shortage of replacement cattle
Weak demand continues to hamper prices for feed barley and wheat, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Greater feed efficiency in calves possible through controlled creep feeding
Advantage Feeders founder talks rumen development, financial benefits of creep feeding at Ag in Motion 2025
Gerard Roney, founder of Advantage Feeders in Australia, spoke at Ag in Motion 2025 about using controlled creep feeding to develop a calf's rumen, allowing for better uptake of energy and protein at a younger age.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
Sask. allows diversion of low-yield crops to livestock feed
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has put the double low yield appraisal process in place to allow somecrops to be turned into feed.
