# Feed Grain Weekly: More barley acres possible despite less demand - Grainews

> Canadian analyst Jim Beusekom expects 1.5 to 2 million extra barley acres this spring as canola and pea shipments face new Chinese levies. Feedlot demand is weaker due to tariff fears and a shrinking cattle herd, and corn imports are front-loaded ahead of possible retaliation.

- Date: 2025-03-27 · published 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25647-feed-grain-weekly-more-barley-acres-possible-despite-less-demand-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

More barley plantings would increase supply and pressure prices, while weaker feedlot grain demand reduces near-term feed barley support.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports, larger crop prospects pressure barley - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32771-feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-larger-crop-prospects-pressure-barley-grainews.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-20 | [Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports pressure grain prices in Lethbridge - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39218-feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-pressure-grain-prices-in-lethbridge-grainews.md) | -0.2% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-10-25 | [Export demand for barley increases in Ukraine – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22475-export-demand-for-barley-increases-in-ukraine-agronews.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-01 | [CBOT weekly outlook: Demand, not interest rates, affecting markets - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33212-cbot-weekly-outlook-demand-not-interest-rates-affecting-markets-grainews.md) | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-10 | [Barley prices and China's changing grain demand \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26573-barley-prices-and-china-s-changing-grain-demand-stock-journal-sa.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/feed-grain-weekly-more-barley-acres-possible-despite-less-demand/

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