Western Canadian wheat cash bids and basis levels were holding steady along with the U.S. futures markets during the week ending Monday. Average spot bids for Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids holding steady
Weak prices to slow expansion in Man. corn acres
Lower prices are expected to slow the expansion of corn acreage in Manitoba this spring. Last spring, 380,000 acres of corn were planted in Manitoba, a jump from 300,000 in […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids fall with U.S. futures
Western Canadian wheat cash bids moved lower during the week ended Jan. 13, following the sharp declines seen in the U.S. futures markets following Friday’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
Cold temperatures not causing problems for Prairies’ winter wheat
Western Canada may be in the midst of a deep freeze, but the region’s winter wheat crops are none the wiser. “The crop sure is protected, there’s lots of snow,” […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Lower prices still to come
Canola futures may have moved lower and set fresh contract lows during the week ended Jan. 8, but the worst is yet to come. The outlook for canola prices is […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids ease for fourth straight week
Western Canadian wheat cash bids moved lower during the week ending Monday, marking four straight weeks of declines. Cash bids were following the continued downward trend seen in the U.S. […] Read more
Soybean expansion to continue on Prairies
Manitoba and Saskatchewan growers planted and produced a record-large amount of soybeans this year — and the crop’s westward expansion is expected to continue in the future. According to Statistics […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola hasn’t bottomed yet
ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued to move lower during the week ending Wednesday (Dec. 18), resulting in a total loss of more than C$30 per tonne in nearby contracts […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures
Western Canadian wheat cash bids moved lower during the week ended Monday, following losses seen in the U.S. futures markets. Basis levels also widened for both Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more
Pea crop not quite as big as expected
Canada’s pea crop may be record-large this year, but some industry officials expected it to be even bigger than what Statistics Canada estimated in its production report on Dec. 4. […] Read more