# Prairie malt barley prices lower than feed - AgCanada

> Western Canadian feed barley is trading above malt barley for the first time in this cycle, with old-crop feed near $5/bu versus about $4.25/bu for malt. Canadian barley exports reached 2.02 million tonnes by 4 March, up from 1.55 million a year earlier, and Argentine drought is lifting corn prices.

- Date: 2018-03-16 · published 2018-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66087-prairie-malt-barley-prices-lower-than-feed-agcanada
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export pull and higher corn values support feed barley prices, and the feed-over-malt premium reflects tight feed-quality supply on the Prairies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/prairie-malt-barley-prices-lower-than-feed

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