# Barley Farmers Sitting Good Despite Saudi Arabia's Closed Border - OkotoksOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Okotoks, Alberta, and area.

> Saudi Arabia remains closed to Canadian wheat and barley shipments following a diplomatic dispute last August, which previously absorbed about 135,000 tonnes of Canadian barley annually. Alberta Barley says other markets, including China, have taken up the volume amid tight global supply.

- Date: 2019-04-16 · published 2019-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59665-barley-farmers-sitting-good-despite-saudi-arabia-s-closed-border-okotoksonline
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Losing the Saudi outlet is offset by strong demand from China and others, so the impact on Canadian barley prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [Canadian farmers face volatility as war in Ukraine creates swings in global market for grains, oilseeds \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9677-canadian-farmers-face-volatility-as-war-in-ukraine-creates-swings-in-global.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
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## Sources

- okotoksonline.com: https://www.okotoksonline.com/articles/barley-farmers-sitting-good-despite-saudi-arabias-closed-border

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