# Feed Grain weekly outlook: Corn, barley on level ground

> Alberta feed barley is trading at C$310-315 per tonne and US corn imports at C$310-320, with the two prices near parity. A stronger Canadian dollar near 76 US cents has made US corn cheaper to import.

- Date: 2024-01-01 · published 2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32773-feed-grain-weekly-outlook-corn-barley-on-level-ground
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer Canadian dollar lowers the cost of US corn, pressuring corn and barley prices in Western Canada and keeping feedlots buying imported grain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Poor Chinese hog margins to weigh on feed grain price outlook \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41839-poor-chinese-hog-margins-to-weigh-on-feed-grain-price-outlook-the-land-nsw.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-09-21 | [U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn fall sharply on fund selling - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11765-u-s-grains-wheat-soy-corn-fall-sharply-on-fund-selling-grainews.md) | -2.4% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2016-06-24 | [U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on Brexit fallout - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11728-u-s-grains-soy-corn-drop-on-brexit-fallout-grainews.md) | -4.9% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-21 | [Commodity Weekly: April losses led by grains and industrial metals \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10364-commodity-weekly-april-losses-led-by-grains-and-industrial-metals-saxo.md) | -1.6% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar, bond yields advance on Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6462-dollar-bond-yields-advance-on-fed-rate-outlook.md) | -2.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/feed-grain-weekly-outlook-corn-barley-on-level-ground/

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