# Barley Market Report: Rising Prices, Export Trends, and Drought Concerns - The Barley Bin

> Barley prices in southern Alberta and at western Canadian elevators have risen from winter lows as domestic feeding and export demand improve. Cumulative exports through Week 38 reached 1.5 million tonnes, mostly to China, and corn imports into western Canada are slowing.

- Date: 2024-05-01 · published 2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30332-barley-market-report-rising-prices-export-trends-and-drought-concerns-the
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger export pull and tighter feed supply support Canadian barley values, while slowing US corn imports reduce competition for feed buyers in western Canada.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-20 | [Dry weather and Russian export concerns lift wheat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27908-dry-weather-and-russian-export-concerns-lift-wheat-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Rising SA barley prices, strong exports to China \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29849-rising-sa-barley-prices-strong-exports-to-china-stock-journal-sa.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-22 | [Is America's No. 1 Corn Export Market at Risk?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28744-is-america-s-no-1-corn-export-market-at-risk.md) | -2.2% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [Feed barley price drops 5 cents in Europe, pressure on global grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37845-feed-barley-price-drops-5-cents-in-europe-pressure-on-global-grain-market.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| 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

- barleybin.ca: https://barleybin.ca/barley-market-report-may-2024/

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