# Feed weekly outlook: Grains flood Alberta market - Manitoba Co-operator

> Feed grain prices in Alberta fell as producers rushed to sell downgraded wheat and barley after cold, wet weather slowed harvest in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Feed wheat bids were around C$230-235 per tonne and feed barley around C$235-240 per tonne.

- Date: 2018-10-18 · published 2018-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62584-feed-weekly-outlook-grains-flood-alberta-market-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A flood of lower-quality, high-moisture grain hitting the market is pressuring feed grain prices in Western Canada, giving feedlots cheaper buying opportunities in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-13 | [Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63134-feed-weekly-outlook-downgrades-likely-for-alberta-crops-grainews.md) | -6.1% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-22 | [Alberta feed market flooded with grain \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62608-alberta-feed-market-flooded-with-grain-the-western-producer.md) | +0.6% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-01 | [Feed weekly outlook: Weather market will determine grain prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35565-feed-weekly-outlook-weather-market-will-determine-grain-prices-agcanada.md) | -3.6% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2016-07-14 | [U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4942-u-s-grains-new-forecast-ends-rallies-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-29 | [U.S. grains: Soy hits 2-yr lows on South American crop prospects, demand worries - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6842-u-s-grains-soy-hits-2-yr-lows-on-south-american-crop-prospects-demand-worries.md) | -0.0% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/feed-weekly-outlook-grains-flood-alberta-market/

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