Feed grain bids in Western Canada were showing strength in mid-April, underpinned by seasonal trends and solid export demand.
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Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm
Why the price gap against western Canadian soybeans?
Western Canadian farmers tend to get less for their soybeans than the U.S.; can better data help close the price gap?
Prairie soybeans get 70 cents less per bushel. That price gap is raising questions about protein, data gaps and how soybeans are valued.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty
Demand is ongoing and prices are slowly rising for feed grains despite the war in Iran, said Brandon Motz, owner and manager of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
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Research into vaccines and early detection is urgent as federal pressure mounts to reduce antibiotic use in livestock
Research points to rising costs as cattle spend more days on feed.
Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring
Feed grain prices have not yet been affected by rising fuel costs, but will continue to rise nonetheless, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Feed grain weekly: Barley bids rise with crude and corn
Feed grain bids in Western Canada were showing strength in mid-March, as gains in crude oil spill into the agricultural markets.
VIDEO: New Claas Cubix baler aims for high feed output
The Cubix large square baler concept from Claas picked up a gold Innovation Award at last year’s Agritechnica show
Claas shows its square baler concept called the Cubix at Agritechnica last November, designed to output as much as 70 tonnes of baled forage per hour.
Feed grains weekly: Prices bump up
To Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, there are two main reasons for recent increases for feed barley and wheat. Haley said on March 12 that there’s an ongoing lack of farmer selling, plus stiff competition from the grain companies looking to export barley.
Manitoba Beef Producers take aim at elk surge, feed losses from wildlife
Producers also flag Crown lands uncertainty, trade risk and rising costs despite strong cattle prices
Resolutions at last month’s Manitoba Beef Producers meeting seek help to rein in elk and deer populations, expand fencing supports and improve compensation for wildlife damage.
Feed Grain Weekly: Export market firming prices
The export market is keeping feed grain prices firm for the time being, but the upcoming spring also means a potential weather market.