Canada, AB: More demand for barley in Alberta

As Alberta�s harvest continued, yields and crop conditions have varied across the province, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., Farmtario reported on September 17.

�There has been such a wide range across the map, it really depends on location,� she said. �We�ve seen some areas that are just below average of what they typically get. Some of them are average and others are (producing) basically half of what they usually get. It�s been quite the range across Western Canada.�

Harakal added that while corn imported from the U.S. is still the crop of choice for most feedlots in Alberta, there are many ordering more barley.

�Barley�s in demand, but we�ve been seeing more barley for north of the Lethbridge area, like Calgary and into the feedlots like in the Provost and Edmonton areas,� she said. �When it comes to demand, it�s not quite there. It�s starting to pick up just as we get more cattle on feed. Things are starting to really progress right now.�

September/October barley in feedlot alley was priced at C$325-C$335 per tonne (C$7.08-C$7.29 per bushel) delivered, while November/December barley was in the C$340-C$345/tonne (C$7.40-C$7.51/bu.) range, according to Harakal.

However, she is uncertain whether there will be large price increases later this year � �just because we�re bringing in quite a bit of corn, which I think is going to have an effect on barley and put a cap on (it).�

Prices for Alberta feed barley were steady compared to the previous week from C$5.75 to C$7.94/bu. as of September 13, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. In Saskatchewan, they were down 10 cents/bu., from C$5.50 to C$5.90, while in Manitoba, they were down 23 cents/bu., from C$5.25 to C$6.28.

For feed wheat, prices in Alberta were steady from C$7.71 to C$10.48/bu., as well as in Saskatchewan from C$7.50 to C$9.10/bu. In Manitoba, the high-delivered bid was C$8.53/bu., up five cents on the week.

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