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Cereals

New crop year reminders for western producers and industry

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Grain Commission is reminding the grain industry and producers about grain grading changes that come into effect on August 1, 2016 in Western Canada. Primary and export grade determinant tables for the new Canada Northern Hard Red and Canada Western Special Purpose wheat classes take effect. Canada Western Feed, Canada Western General Purpose […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada – U.S. wheat futures are trading just above their weakest levels in 10 years, but the lows may be in for the time being as funds are already holding large short positions and attention turns to problems with the European crop. “We’re really just following the EU,” said wheat-broker Austin Damiani, of […] Read more
On the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the country’s biggest pork production, ships carrying UK feed wheat have been unloading volumes not seen in years.
Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Black Sea export shipments are discounted $25 a tonne to corn

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — From the heart of the U.S. big farm belt to Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia, livestock producers are snapping up wheat damaged by bad weather or low in protein, providing pigs and poultry with grain more often milled for making bread. The increased global purchases of cheap, poor-quality wheat for animal feed comes as a […] Read more
Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids tick lower in choppy week

CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from C$13 to C$27 below the futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada ended slightly lower for the week ended July 18, tracking choppy action in the U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were one to two dollars per tonne lower, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on long liquidation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Friday in a sometimes-volatile session as shifting weather forecasts for the Corn Belt prompted traders to liquidate long positions, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell, following corn and soybeans. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active December corn settled down 6-1/2 cents at $3.58-1/4 […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 3.8 per cent on Thursday, giving up early gains after new weather forecasts boosted expectations of a robust harvest in the U.S. Corn and wheat futures also closed lower after rallying to two-week highs earlier in the session. The latest outlooks dialed back the amount of time […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy sag ahead of USDA reports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, as investors braced themselves on the eve of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report that analysts expected to project rising domestic corn stockpiles. Wheat and soybeans followed corn lower, although forecasts for hot weather in the U.S. Midwest crop belt later this month underpinned […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Prairie wheat bids soften with U.S. futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada softened during the week ended Friday, as a downturn in U.S. futures put pressure on prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly $5 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more

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