# Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports pressure grain prices in Lethbridge - Grainews

> Feed barley and wheat bids in Alberta are higher than a month ago and last year, but Lethbridge prices fell about C$7/t for barley and C$5/t for wheat after three corn unit trains were due to arrive November 1. Spot corn in Lethbridge is around C$440-450/t. Feedlots are shifting toward corn, narrowing the gap with barley.

- Date: 2022-10-20 · published 2022-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39218-feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-pressure-grain-prices-in-lethbridge-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing corn arrivals in Alberta soften feed barley and wheat prices as feedlots substitute corn for barley.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-16 | [Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain prices flagging - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5741-feed-weekly-outlook-feed-grain-prices-flagging-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +10.5% | +9.9% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-21 | [Grain prices fall in a complex market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6775-grain-prices-fall-in-a-complex-market-farmers-weekly.md) | -3.2% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-02 | [Record wheat exports from Russia increases pressure on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48490-record-wheat-exports-from-russia-increases-pressure-on-prices.md) | +0.3% | +11.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-22 | [Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6621-corn-soybean-prices-climb-while-record-chinese-corn-imports-expected-farm.md) | +3.9% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2023-11-01 | [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% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/feed-weekly-outlook-corn-imports-pressure-grain-prices-in-lethbridge/

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