# Feed barley marches 'lockstep' with U.S. corn - Grainews

> Western Canada's feed barley trades above C$200 per tonne, at C$208-210, while feed wheat is C$210-215. U.S. corn is being imported into southern Alberta and is competing with feed barley at current price levels.

- Date: 2017-11-03 · published 2017-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68063-feed-barley-marches-lockstep-with-u-s-corn-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Feed barley is now priced close to imported U.S. corn, so further rallies in corn would pull barley prices higher while a corn decline would cap them.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-24 | [Firm feed barley market capped by U.S. corn - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68064-firm-feed-barley-market-capped-by-u-s-corn-agcanada.md) | -0.4% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Feed weekly outlook: Prairie wheat, barley prices still look good - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61159-feed-weekly-outlook-prairie-wheat-barley-prices-still-look-good-grainews.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-22 | [Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21119-feed-grain-weekly-barley-still-the-king-of-canadian-feed-grains-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-02-06 | [China’s higher feed corn use could hit barley prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14865-china-s-higher-feed-corn-use-could-hit-barley-prices.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-02-14 | [Barley 'price war' seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60668-barley-price-war-seen-sparked-by-china-saudi-demand-drop-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/feed-barley-marches-lockstep-with-u-s-corn/

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