# Canadian acres could weigh on barley prices | AHDB

> Statistics Canada data show Canadian farmers planted 3.04 million hectares of barley in 2020, the most since 2009 and 1.4% above last year, with 102,000 hectares more than intended in the March survey. Chicago corn and wheat futures rose ahead of USDA acreage and stocks reports.

- Date: 2020-06-30 · published 2020-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52683-canadian-acres-could-weigh-on-barley-prices-ahdb
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Canadian barley acreage adds to global supply for 2020/21, which could pressure feed barley prices. Corn and wheat prices also moved on speculative repositioning rather than new fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Canadian farmers seed record canola acres: StatCan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18841-canadian-farmers-seed-record-canola-acres-statcan.md) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-28 | [Canadian wheat plantings reach recent high \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35539-canadian-wheat-plantings-reach-recent-high-world-grain.md) | -7.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-26 | [Can U.S. sustain good hog prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69091-can-u-s-sustain-good-hog-prices.md) | +3.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-30 | [World grain output expected to fall as record 2016 harvest weighs on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72022-world-grain-output-expected-to-fall-as-record-2016-harvest-weighs-on-prices.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [EU Cereals Prices: Mixed Weekly Moves for Wheat, Maize, Barley and Durum - News and Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1983-eu-cereals-prices-mixed-weekly-moves-for-wheat-maize-barley-and-durum-news-and.md) | -1.5% | — |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [The global barley outlook and where next for prices: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34170-the-global-barley-outlook-and-where-next-for-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-29 | [Record Corn Crop Weighs on Prices Thru Harvest - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22895-record-corn-crop-weighs-on-prices-thru-harvest-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-19 | [Feed barley market firms with weak production numbers - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69034-feed-barley-market-firms-with-weak-production-numbers-agcanada.md) | -6.6% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/canadian-acres-could-weigh-on-barley-prices

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