MarketsFarm — Western Canadian wheat bids were lower throughout during the week ended Thursday, with Canada Western Red Spring wheat seeing the largest declines. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its first […] Read more
Tag Archives durum
Prairie cash wheat: Bids, futures take tumbles
Canadian dollar sees slight gain on week
U.S. grains: Soybeans dip, despite exports
Damage to Canada's durum could impact pasta prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell for a second session on Wednesday, despite recent export activity, with analysts pointing to traders squaring positions heading into the end of […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop with U.S. futures
Crop concerns supportive for durum
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell in sympathy with U.S. futures during the week ended Thursday, although durum climbed higher on the back of production concerns in […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids run mixed to higher
Domestic wheat yields now a question mark
MarketsFarm — Bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were mixed for the week ended Aug. 10, while those for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and durum were on […] Read more
Little change seen in USDA’s WASDE report
U.S. corn, soy, wheat production figures down from July report
MarketsFarm — August figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE) provided very few surprises and not much change after their release Friday. However, crop […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back
Steep increases following Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports were gone by mid-week
MarketsFarm – There were sharp increases in durum across Western Canada for the week ended July 27, while spring wheat incurred small to moderate declines. There were gains in Minneapolis […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected
'A lot of damage done' by drought, Bruce Burnett says
MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Weather, rising futures lift bids
Dry weather persisted for much of Prairies
MarketsFarm — Dry weather for most of the Prairies, as well as rising wheat prices in the U.S., lifted western Canadian wheat bids, some to more than $400 per tonne, […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Canadian bids drop with U.S. futures
Canadian dollar also down on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more
Richardson elevators expanding to feed ‘high-efficiency’ trains
Eight sites along CPKC lines to get expanded rail car spots
Grain handler Richardson International plans to expand rail car spots at eight Prairie elevators on Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) lines as the railway gears up for longer trains with […] Read more