BarnX Daily
BarnX Daily
Feed, livestock and market intelligence for operational decisions.
Edition date
November 9, 2026
Coverage window
November 7, 2026 03:10 PST to November 9, 2026 03:10 PST; November 6 weekly closing reports reviewed only where newly relevant to Monday planning
Last verified
November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
Today in one minute
- 01
CFIA added a commercial-poultry infected premises in Chilliwack, British Columbia, to an active Fraser Valley control-zone environment; route, address and permit checks now matter before moving birds, eggs, poultry products or exposed equipment in affected areas.
- 02
Canadian terminal shipments through crop-year week 13 remained ahead of last year for canola, durum, wheat and peas, while soybeans lagged; these are terminal movements, not a complete measure of exports or domestic availability.
- 03
Friday’s U.S. feedstuff close showed wide regional dispersion in corn DDGS and softer-to-steady wheat middlings, reinforcing the need to compare delivered nutrient cost rather than a national headline.
- 04
A fresh southwest Missouri hay auction reported low-to-moderate supply relative to more than 120 buyers and higher prices across classes; the result is local, but it is a useful signal for nearby roughage buyers.
- 05
USDA estimated 14,700 feeder cattle crossed from Mexico into Arizona and New Mexico during the week ended November 6; the report noted insufficient current sales to establish a trend and only a lower undertone.
Editor’s view
Monday opens with two different forms of location risk. CFIA control zones can change whether a poultry movement is permissible, while U.S. feed and forage values continue to vary sharply by region, quality and freight. The practical response is the same: verify the exact origin, destination, specification and movement conditions before relying on a broad market direction.
Lead development
Chilliwack commercial-poultry detection adds another active point to the Fraser Valley response
Geography: City of Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia; separate active response zones in Alberta and Quebec
- What changed
- CFIA’s investigations list added British Columbia premises BC-IP280, a commercial-poultry operation in the City of Chilliwack, on November 6 and placed it under quarantine within zone PCZ-FV7. CFIA’s province-by-province status page, updated November 7, also shows active Fraser Valley zones, including PCZ-FV7 and implicated zone PCZ-FV8. Separately, Alberta PCZ-351 was declared for highly pathogenic avian influenza on November 7, while Quebec PCZ-350 remains active.
- Why it matters
- The operational issue is not a province-wide feed or livestock restriction. It is address-specific control: movements of poultry, hatching eggs, eggs, poultry products, by-products and potentially exposed things may be subject to zone conditions or permits. Feed mills, dispatchers and farms serving affected areas should verify the current zone map and destination status before loading, and keep clean-route, vehicle and delivery records aligned with site biosecurity plans.
- Who may be affected
- Poultry farms, hatcheries, egg handlers, feed suppliers, rendering and service vehicles operating in or near the named control zones.
- What to watch next
- New infected-premises postings, zone boundary changes, permit conditions and CFIA notices affecting specific movements.
- Evidence note
- Confirmed by primary CFIA investigation, zone-status and control-zone sources; the listed geography should not be generalized beyond the published zones.
Other developments
Canola, durum, wheat and pea terminal shipments remain ahead of last year through week 13
Geography: Canadian licensed terminal system; cross-border relevance through North American oilseed, protein-meal and feed-grain trade
- What changed
- The Canadian Grain Commission published crop-year week 13 data for the week ended November 1. A public transcription of the official series reports cumulative terminal shipments of 2,184.7 kt for canola, 1,197.0 kt for durum, 6,197.4 kt for wheat and 1,083.8 kt for peas—respectively 57.2%, 44.6%, 11.2% and 27.2% above the same point last crop year. Soybean terminal shipments were 846.0 kt, 20.0% below last year.
- Why it matters
- Strong terminal movement can tighten local logistics or nearby basis even when national supply is adequate, while the soybean lag points in the opposite direction. Purchasers should treat this as a flow signal, not a direct forecast of meal availability or price: terminal shipments exclude some exports and do not measure domestic crush, feed use or inventories.
- Who may be affected
- Canadian grain handlers, feed mills, crushers, protein-meal buyers and purchasers exposed to Prairie or port logistics.
- What to watch next
- Week 14 producer deliveries, commercial stocks and whether canola and pea terminal movement keeps its year-over-year lead.
- Evidence note
- The reporting period and official dataset are confirmed by the Canadian Grain Commission; the extracted commodity figures are corroborated by one public secondary transcription and remain subject to the official workbook.
Corn DDGS and wheat middlings show wide regional spreads entering Monday
Geography: Selected U.S. feedstuff markets; relevance to Canadian buyers depends on origin, freight, border costs and specification
- What changed
- USDA AMS released its weekly processor and mill-feed reports on November 6. A public recap of the reports placed 10% corn DDGS at USD 145–195 per short ton in Iowa and USD 252–308 per short ton in Illinois, with most DDGS quotes steady to lower. Kansas City wheat middlings were USD 175–185 per short ton, unchanged; Kansas quotes were USD 105–135 per short ton, down USD 13 to unchanged, and Minnesota quotes were USD 120–160 per short ton, down USD 20 to unchanged.
- Why it matters
- The spreads are too large for a single national direction to guide purchasing. Buyers should compare delivered cost per unit of protein and energy, moisture, loading terms and substitution limits; Canadian users also need currency, border and freight calculations. These are Friday weekly indications, not live Monday offers.
- Who may be affected
- Feed mills, nutritionists and livestock producers buying DDGS, wheat middlings or substitute energy-protein ingredients.
- What to watch next
- Monday offers and freight, then the November 13 USDA AMS weekly reports for confirmation of direction.
- Evidence note
- USDA confirms the release of the underlying reports; exact quoted ranges are from a single public secondary transcription and should be checked against the USDA report or supplier quote before contracting.
Low-to-moderate supply meets more than 120 buyers at Golden City
Geography: Golden City, southwest Missouri; local and nearby delivered-hay markets
- What changed
- The November 7 auction sold 3,228 hay bales and 43 straw bales, for 3,271 total, versus 3,090 at the previous reported sale. USDA AMS and the Missouri Department of Agriculture reported low-to-moderate supply relative to more than 120 registered buyers and price increases across classes. Reported examples included premium brome small squares averaging USD 11.82 per bale and good fescue large rounds averaging USD 66.07 per bale, both FOB auction.
- Why it matters
- The sale is not a national hay index and bale size and quality vary, but the buyer turnout and quality premiums are actionable for nearby operations. Purchasers should verify weight, forage test, freight and shrink before comparing per-bale values with delivered per-ton alternatives.
- Who may be affected
- Beef, dairy and equine operations and forage dealers in Missouri and adjoining states.
- What to watch next
- Delivered offers after freight and the next Golden City sale on December 5; nearer-term, whether other regional auctions confirm the same demand pressure.
- Evidence note
- Confirmed by a joint USDA AMS/Missouri Department of Agriculture primary market report; conclusions are limited to the reported auction.
Weekly feeder-cattle crossings concentrate at Douglas and Santa Teresa
Geography: Mexico to Arizona and New Mexico
- What changed
- USDA AMS estimated 14,700 feeder cattle crossed during the week ended November 6: 7,550 through Douglas, Arizona, and 7,150 into New Mexico, including 6,100 through Santa Teresa. Friday’s estimated daily total was 3,200 head. The report said current sales were insufficient to establish a trend or quote prices at Douglas and Santa Teresa, although a lower undertone was noted.
- Why it matters
- The flow provides a near-term placement and feed-demand input for the U.S. Southwest, but it is not a complete U.S. import total and should not be translated directly into feed consumption. Yard destination, arrival weight, health status and placement timing determine the actual ration impact.
- Who may be affected
- Southwestern U.S. feedyards, feed suppliers, cattle buyers, haulers and border logistics providers.
- What to watch next
- The next weekly crossing estimate, border processing conditions and whether enough cash trade develops to establish a price trend.
- Evidence note
- Confirmed by a primary USDA AMS report; crossing counts are estimates and the report explicitly states that price-trend evidence was insufficient.
Market and ingredient watch
Livestock and biosecurity watch
The material animal-health update is the CFIA poultry response described above: new or active control zones are address-specific and may carry movement conditions. The Mexico–U.S. feeder-cattle report is a livestock-flow estimate, not a disease advisory. No broader North American feed restriction is inferred from either item.
Mill, safety, and logistics watch
Next to watch
November 9
Update 1
USDA NASS Crop Progress, scheduled for 16:00 ET. Harvest progress can change near-term corn and soybean handling, drying and freight pressure. [10]
November 10
Update 2
USDA NASS Crop Production and USDA supply-and-demand reports. Yield and balance-sheet revisions can reset feed-grain and oilseed planning assumptions. [10]
November 12
Update 3
USDA NASS Broiler Hatchery and Chicken and Eggs reports. Placement and production indicators help frame near-term poultry feed demand. [10]
November 13
Update 4
USDA AMS weekly processor and mill-feed reports. Buyers will look for confirmation of DDGS and wheat-middlings direction after the November 6 regional dispersion. [6]
Through November 15
Update 5
CFIA control-zone pages. Any new infected premises, zone amendments or permit guidance could change poultry delivery planning in specific Canadian areas., [1][2]
Source ledger
- 1
Avian influenza investigations and orders
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/latest-bird-flu-situation/investigations-and-orders- Published:
- Updated November 6, 2026 entries reviewed
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Primary
- 2
Status of ongoing avian influenza response by province
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/latest-bird-flu-situation/status-province/ai-zones?wbdisable=false- Published:
- November 7, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Primary
- 3
Primary control zone (PCZ-351) – Alberta
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/latest-bird-flu-situation/pcz-351- Published:
- November 7, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Primary
- 4
Grain statistics weekly
Canadian Grain Commission
https://www.canada.ca/en/grain-commission/services/statistics/grain-statistics-weekly.html- Published:
- Week 13, week ending November 1, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Official data
- 5
Canada – Grain market analysis
GrainDecision
https://www.graindecision.com/en/analyses/canada- Published:
- November 7, 2026 data update reviewed
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Credible secondary reporting
- 6
Feedstuffs Reports
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/feedstuffs-reports- Published:
- November 6, 2026 weekly reports
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Official data
- 7
USDA Weekly Feedstuff Reports: Mixed Pricing Across Energy, By-Product, and Feed Markets for Week Ending Nov. 6, 2026
IndexBox
https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-weekly-feedstuff-reports-mixed-pricing-across-energy-by-product-and-feed-markets-for-week-ending-nov-6-2026/- Published:
- November 6, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Credible secondary reporting
- 8
Southwest Missouri Hay Auction – Golden City, MO: Hay Auction Weighted Average Report for 11/7/2026 – Final
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service; Missouri Department of Agriculture
https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/filerepo/sites/default/files/3723/2026-11-07/1364082/ams_3723_00036.pdf- Published:
- November 8, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Official data
- 9
Mexico to United States Feeder Cattle Import Summary
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/filerepo/sites/default/files/3486/2026-11-06/1364043/ams_3486_00504.pdf- Published:
- November 6, 2026
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Official data
- 10
Reports by Date – November 2026
United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
https://data.nass.usda.gov/publications/calendar/reports-by-date?month=11&view=l&year=2026- Published:
- November 2026 release calendar
- Accessed:
- November 9, 2026 03:10 PST
- Type:
- Official data