# U.S. corn could soon pose threat to barley in feedlot alley | The Western Producer

> U.S. corn futures fell about $0.24 per bushel on Jan. 12 after USDA's WASDE report added 269 million bushels to the crop, dropping to $4.21, then rebounded to about $4.26 by Jan. 27. Barley prices climbed in early January on strong export pace, with exports up 40% year on year through week 24.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21118-u-s-corn-could-soon-pose-threat-to-barley-in-feedlot-alley-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper U.S. corn is narrowing the spread with feed barley in Canada's feedlot alley, which could discourage domestic barley feed use and cap barley gains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/u-s-corn-could-soon-pose-threat-to-barley-in-feedlot-alley/

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