Barley Marketing

Highlights

• Wheat & Barley Check-Off
• Alberta Barley Commission

Barley Production and Markets

AF resources:

• US Crops: Where are They Grown
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Economic and Market Information
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Marketing and Trade

Valuing Quality in the Barley Market

AF resources:

• Malting Barley, Alberta Ag-Info Centre

Related websites:

• Canadian Grain Commission

Contracts & Management

AF resources:

• Marketing Guide: Crop Contracts
• Economics and Marketing: Market Information Sources for Western Canadian Farms, Jason Wood

Related websites:

• Canada Malting Company
• Cargill Canada: Grain Marketing Contracts
• Cigi – Canadian International Grains Institute
• CMBTC – Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre
• Louis Dreyfus Commodities
• Rahr Malting Co.
• Richardson Pioneer
• Viterra: Grain Marketing
• Western Grains Research Foundation

Futures Markets

AF resources:

• Marketing Guide: Understanding the Barley Futures Contract
• Marketing Guide: Market Risk Management
• Marketing Guide: Basis – How Cash Grain Prices are Established

Other resources:

• CME Group: Self-study Guide to Grain and Oilseed Futures and Options

Related websites:

• CME Group: Agricultural Commodity Products – Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• ICE Futures Canada
• MGEX – Minneapolis Grain Exchange