Canadian barley ending stocks are falling in 2025/26, even as supplies hit their highest level in five years. Record livestock feeding and surging exports have consumed nearly all available supply, pushing total usage 26% above last year. With the balance sheet set to tighten further in 2026/27, here's what's driving prices — and what could swing the outlook either way.

You've got your barley in the ground and now you want reassurance that it was the right call.

The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) provides insights for producers growing malt barley to help you meet yield and quality.

• Target grain moisture
• Market demands
• Managing protein
• Harvest consideration
• and more!

There's an ongoing challenge at the heart of Canada's grain economy: producers are being asked to make critical marketing and crop-planning decisions without access to timely export sales data. In a global marketplace shaped by volatility, shifting demand, and increasing competition, information matters. Yet, unlike key competitor jurisdictions Canada does not currently provide farmers with transparent, timely export sales reporting.

A new three-part mini-series from The BarleyBin podcast explores the evolution of barley disease research in Western Canada.

From early breakthroughs in identifying diseases and breeding resistance, to today’s advanced approaches using integrated management and emerging technologies, the series highlights decades of innovation. Mitchell Japp sits down with leading Prairie researchers like Dr. Kelly Turkington, Dr. Randy Kutcher, and Dr. Gurcharn Brar. In these episodes they dive into key milestones—including the ongoing battle against Fusarium Head Blight—and show how scientific discoveries have translated into practical strategies that help farmers protect yield and manage risk.

Listen to all 6 new episodes of Season 3 on Spotify or YouTube.

If you missed the June 3rd Harvest Sample Program webinar you can catch up here.


The Canadian Grain Commission offers this free, voluntary service to get unofficial grade and quality results for your crops.

Watch and learn how to submit samples, receive your results online, and leverage these insights for your marketing plan.

Growing barley for grain or malt and thinking about rolling it in? Research shows it's not worth the effort!

Research from Farming Smarter, ECRF and WARC show there is no evidence of crop benefits and a higher risk of damaging plants, spreading disease and reducing yields.

Learn more about the project here.

Extreme Prairie conditions sometimes change the plan on you.

Planting greenfeed on unseeded acres offers a timely and practical way to get value from land that otherwise would sit idle.

Barley is an excellent, high-yield cereal crop for greenfeed (whole plant forage) for cattle, offering good energy, protein, and minerals, especially when cut in the early dough stage for silage or swath grazing.