# Looking at the feed grain component - Grainews

> Western Canadian barley prices have risen nearly $50/t over five months, to about $248/t in Lethbridge. The columnist expects Canadian barley stocks to be historically tight by the end of the 2017-18 crop year, and he says barley prices are closely tied to corn.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65592-looking-at-the-feed-grain-component-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight barley stocks and higher feed costs raise the cost of gain for cattle feeders and add to the price pressure on feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/cattlemans-corner/looking-at-the-feed-grain-component-2/

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