# Alberta barley market update | Pipestone Flyer

> Alberta feed barley prices have been firmer this winter than a year earlier, after Canadian farmers cut barley acreage about 10 per cent to the lowest level since 1964. Dryness in southern Alberta and tighter feed supplies, including poor hay and more cattle to feed, helped lift prices.

- Date: 2018-04-06 · published 2018-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65587-alberta-barley-market-update-pipestone-flyer
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Canadian barley area and tight feed supplies support domestic feed barley prices, which feedlot and cattle buyers face directly.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- pipestoneflyer.ca: https://pipestoneflyer.ca/2018/04/06/alberta-barley-market-update/

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