# Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef - Grainews

> Western Canadian feed grain buyers are overbooked and cautious because of uncertainty over possible US tariffs on Canadian beef, which were on hold until 3 March. A Lethbridge broker reports he could not sell barley for March delivery, and feed barley bids are C$10-15/t below offers. Imported US corn is about C$25/t cheaper than barley, and wheat is seen as too expensive for feed use.

- Date: 2025-02-20 · published 2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26142-feed-grains-weekly-overbooked-end-users-worried-about-tariffs-on-canadian-beef
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff uncertainty is holding back cattle feeding demand and slowing prairie feed grain movement, which keeps local barley and corn prices under pressure until trade policy is clearer.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-11 | [New U.S. Tariffs Ramp-Up Fear of Ag Trade Retaliation; Soybean Growers Especially Worried \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65985-new-u-s-tariffs-ramp-up-fear-of-ag-trade-retaliation-soybean-growers-especially.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 2018-05-24 | [Grains, oilseeds can't follow through on early gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10839-grains-oilseeds-can-t-follow-through-on-early-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-12 | [China raises tariffs on US animal feed – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72866-china-raises-tariffs-on-us-animal-feed-china-economic-review.md) | +0.1% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/feed-grains-weekly-overbooked-end-users-worried-about-tariffs-on-canadian-beef/

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