# Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports, larger crop prospects pressure barley - Grainews

> Western Canadian feed barley trades around C$300-320 per tonne, down about C$20 at the top end over the month. Steady US corn imports have kept domestic feeders supplied, and Canadian barley exports through 16 weeks were down 29% year on year.

- Date: 2023-12-01 · published 2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32771-feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-larger-crop-prospects-pressure-barley-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap imported US corn caps barley prices and limits demand for Canadian barley, keeping feed grain prices subdued into 2024.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-03-27 | [Feed Grain Weekly: More barley acres possible despite less demand - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25647-feed-grain-weekly-more-barley-acres-possible-despite-less-demand-grainews.md) | +0.3% | +5.2% |
| 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 | 2021-07-16 | [Gro Expects Drop in China Pork Imports and Lower Corn Feed Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46076-gro-expects-drop-in-china-pork-imports-and-lower-corn-feed-use.md) | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-31 | [Cheaper corn imports keep Canadian organic feed under pressure - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58140-cheaper-corn-imports-keep-canadian-organic-feed-under-pressure-agcanada.md) | -5.0% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-larger-crop-prospects-pressure-barley/

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