# Feed Grains: Alberta feed wheat prices climb, barley falls

> US barley production for 2017 is set to be the lowest on record, with March Prospective Plantings showing 2.55 million acres, down 17% from 2016. Acreage in Montana and North Dakota is expected to fall 30% and 36% respectively.

- Date: 2017-07-31 · published 2017-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70022-feed-grains-alberta-feed-wheat-prices-climb-barley-falls
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Record-low US barley area points to tighter domestic supplies and firmer barley prices for feed and malting buyers, after years of surplus.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/market_update/feed-grains-alberta-feed-wheat-prices-climb-barley-falls/

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