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Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices down, especially for durum

Weaker Canadian dollar lends support, K.C., Chicago and Minneapolis wheat put pressure on prices

By Glen Hallick February 9, 2024

Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended Feb. 8. While there were moderate declines in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, there were sharper losses for Canadian Western Amber Durum.

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Prairie spring wheat bids start year on a soft note

The Canadian dollar again weakened relative to the greenback

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 5, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the first week of 2024, as losses in the United States futures more than countered the supportive influence of a weaker Canadian dollar.

Crops, Markets

Canadian spring wheat bids mixed following choppy U.S. futures

The Canadian dollar was up nearly two-thirds of a cent on its U.S. counterpart

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 1, 2023

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 1, as futures in the United States hit contract lows before bouncing higher and strength in the Canadian dollar cut into basis levels.

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Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Steep increases following Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports were gone by mid-week

By Glen Hallick July 28, 2023

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 spring wheat, while Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts slipped back. At the beginning of the week there were steep increases for wheat as […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Demand strong for Canadian wheat

By Adam Peleshaty February 19, 2021

MarketsFarm — Domestically-grown feed wheat is seeing stronger prices and increased demand — but unlike other commodities, the demand is coming from Canada itself. Wheat has become a more desirable crop for feed rations in recent months as barley prices have risen due to increasing exports to China. With less barley available to feedlots, wheat […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag

U.S. futures, loonie down on week

By Glen Hallick April 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada saw gains and losses for the week ended Thursday, due to declines in U.S. markets and a lower Canadian dollar. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat was mixed with some losses, but prices steady to higher in six of the Prairie regions. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) was […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

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Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices mostly steady through market turmoil

By Glen Hallick March 19, 2020

MarketsFarm — Despite commotion in markets due to economic impact from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, feed grain prices have been steady, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Edmonton. Feed prices were in a steady decline since the cold snap around the beginning of January, he said. “This week/last week, we haven’t seen the price […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Lower loonie strengthens bids

By Glen Hallick February 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were up for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat. Bids for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were steady to higher. The Canadian dollar was down by approximately four-10ths of a cent during the week, which provided support […] Read more

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Western Canadian wheat bids mixed as loonie retreats from highs

By Glen Hallick November 1, 2019

MarketsFarm – Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Oct. 31. Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS) was lower, while Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) was steady to lower. Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) was steady to higher. The Canadian dollar dropped almost a half cent from three-month highs to hover […] Read more

(Gonzalo Calle Asprilla/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

By Reuters August 15, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International will have to pay US$16 million in penalty regarding a wheat manipulation case that dates back to 2015. Kraft Heinz, which was Kraft Foods until 2015, and snack food firm Mondelez bought $90 million of December 2011 wheat […] Read more

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Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices down, especially for durum

Prairie spring wheat bids start year on a soft note

Canadian spring wheat bids mixed following choppy U.S. futures

Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Feed weekly outlook: Demand strong for Canadian wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices mostly steady through market turmoil

Prairie cash wheat: Lower loonie strengthens bids

Western Canadian wheat bids mixed as loonie retreats from highs

U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

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