Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

Glacier FarmMedia – Whereas feed barley and corn costs had been in a gradual decline for the reason that begin of harvest, the latter had been “comparatively flat” over the previous week, mentioned Glen Loyns, normal supervisor of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. He mentioned massive corn crops on each side of the border proceed to stress costs regardless of their current plateau.

“They’ve been depressed; they’ve been falling since harvest started. With the massive U.S. corn crop and the massive Canadian crop, it’s weighing closely on the pricing,” Loyns mentioned.

America Division of Agriculture raised its projection for the 2025-26 corn crop by 1.829 million tonnes at 4.271 billion in its month-to-month provide/demand estimates launched on Sept. 12.

5 days later, Statistics Canada cut its estimate for the 2025-26 Canadian corn crop by 53,000 tonnes at 15.5 million. As well as, StatCan upped its barley estimate by 237,000 tonnes at 8.228 million.

Saskatchewan’s weekly crop report mentioned the province’s barley crop was 72 per cent mixed as of Sept. 15, however the harvest was stalled attributable to widespread rainfall throughout the week. In Manitoba, barley was 87 per cent harvested as of Sept. 16 and Alberta’s barley harvest was 53 per cent full as of Sept. 9.

“It’s been gradual going, particularly within the japanese elements of Saskatchewan. It’s simply beginning to gradual up,” Loyns added.

He additionally mentioned demand has been regular for home feed, however it has been slower for imported feed. Loyns believes feed costs are going to stay regular over the rest of September.

“As soon as we get by means of the harvest, I believe you’re going to see issues begin to stabilize after which begin to go up,” he mentioned.

Delivered bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan ranged from C$4.50 to C$4.75 per bushel on Sept. 17, mentioned Prairie Ag Hotwire, down 4 cents from the previous month. In Manitoba, the vary was from C$4.00 to C$4.27/bu., down 30 cents, and in Alberta, costs had been from C$4.43 to C$5.88/bu., down 33 cents.

For feed wheat, a delivered bid of C$6.88/bu. was reported, regular from the previous month. In Manitoba, bids ranged from C$6 to C$6.10/bu., down 90 cents, and in Alberta, costs had been from C$5.69 to C$7.25/bu., down 64 cents.

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