# Dry conditions help fall prices of feed crops and wheat - Agriculture Financial Services Corporation

> Alberta's AFSC reports that dry conditions in central and southern Alberta reduced yields and lifted fall feed grain prices. The fall 2018 barley price was $5.24/bu, 40% above the spring price of $3.74/bu, and hay prices rose 64% over the same period.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61627-dry-conditions-help-fall-prices-of-feed-crops-and-wheat-agriculture-financial
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower local supply and strong livestock demand have lifted Canadian feed grain prices, supporting feed barley and hay costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-12-22 | [Why coffee and oat prices are rising faster than oil’s](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43654-why-coffee-and-oat-prices-are-rising-faster-than-oil-s.md) | +4.3% | -3.9% |
| OATS | 2026-04-13 | [As planting begins, finding crops to cash flow remains a challenge - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19761-as-planting-begins-finding-crops-to-cash-flow-remains-a-challenge-agweek-1.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| OATS | 2022-01-04 | [Severe weather drives up prices of oats, coffee: Hart \| Department of Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43204-severe-weather-drives-up-prices-of-oats-coffee-hart-department-of-economics.md) | -2.5% | +5.0% |
| OATS | 2019-06-14 | [Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58641-feed-weekly-outlook-grain-prices-strong-as-dry-weather-persists-grainews.md) | -6.8% | -7.7% |
| OATS | 2016-11-25 | [Oat prices surge as Canadian output drops following delayed harvest - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73900-oat-prices-surge-as-canadian-output-drops-following-delayed-harvest-the-globe.md) | -7.6% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- afsc.ca: https://afsc.ca/news/dry-conditions-help-fall-prices-of-feed-crops-and-wheat/

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