# Smaller, High-Quality Barley Crop Will Challenge Feed Users

> Feed barley delivered Lethbridge rose to about $212/mt, the highest since May 2016, after little harvest pressure this fall. Canadian Grain Commission data show 60.8% of Western Canada barley acres were seeded to malt varieties, and prairie quality is reported high.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68520-smaller-high-quality-barley-crop-will-challenge-feed-users
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The smallest seeded barley crop on record plus malt-focused acreage tightens feed barley supplies, supporting feed barley prices and challenging feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/canada-markets/blog-post/2017/10/31/smaller-high-quality-barley-crop

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