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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sink to new lows after bearish USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2015 harvest forecasts by more than expected and increased estimates for end-of-season stocks. Wheat futures slumped for a third straight session and hit a two-week bottom on technical selling and on a […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids mixed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some minor adjustments over the week ended Friday, with the general trend seeing strengthening bids in the eastern Prairies and a softer tone in parts of Alberta. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices saw only minor revisions on the week, rising by as […] Read more
The future of minor wheat classes
Cereals, Crops

The future of minor wheat classes

Recent changes in marketing and grading regulations should mean more acres, but non-CWRS wheats are still struggling to find their place

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Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a chicken-and-egg standoff. Prairie farmers are enthusiastic about the higher yields from minor classes like Prairie spring, extra strong and winter wheat, but they want an assured market. Marketers say they can sell it — if farmers grow a consistent supply. Then there’s the question or where to spend scarce research dollars. “Our association […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged more than four per cent on Monday on profit-taking and improving weather in some key wheat producing areas amid concerns that increasing global supplies will restrict U.S. wheat export demand. Corn futures fell for a third straight session and hit a two-month low on spillover pressure from […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Rising dollar knocks corn near two-month low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures slumped on Friday under pressure from the rising U.S. dollar, with corn futures approaching a two-month low. “Everybody’s looking at the dollar,” said Jim Gerlach, president of A/C Trading in Indiana. “That’s the only story right now.” The dollar jumped more than one per cent to a seven-month […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Cereals North America: Shift to La Nina may hurt yields

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– El Nino weather patterns are typically beneficial to North American grain yields, but cut into the production prospects of key Eastern Hemisphere demand markets, according to presenters at this week’s Cereals North America conference. However, an expected shift toward La Nina conditions by late 2016 could see North American grain yields […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat eases off four-week high on export slump

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat eased off a four-week high on Thursday amid disappointing export sales and forecasts for more rain relief in dry U.S. growing belts, which offset concerns about adverse harvest weather in Australia and turned traders’ attention back toward large global supplies. The firmer dollar also made U.S. wheat less attractive […] Read more
In 2014 alone, 49 countries imported 13.8 million tonnes of our CWRS.
Cereals, Crops

Versatility of CWRS key to its global appeal

CWRS distinguishes itself by producing dough that mixes well with good processing and fermentation tolerance for all baking processes

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Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s no secret that farmers grow a lot of Canada Western Red Spring wheat. CWRS accounts for more than 75 per cent of Canada’s annual wheat production, and last year a staggering 49 countries imported 13.8 million tonnes. It has a reputation in domestic and international markets for its superior milling and baking quality, but […] Read more
Producers are seeing poor returns when growing cereals, especially spring wheat, when compared with alternative crops. Photo: File
Crops

Cereals North America: W. Canada to see marketing shifts

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Commodity News Service Canada – Crops in Western Canada saw a range of weather conditions this year, resulting in lower production and higher protein. That means there will be a marketing shift next year, according to Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist with G3 Canada (formerly CWB), speaking at a Cereals North America conference in […] Read more
2 hearth breads showing different loaf volumes
Cereals, Crops

Wheat quality conundrum

Changes to the marketing system make providing consistent shipments more difficult than under the days of the CWB

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Reading Time: 4 minutes It was in 2012 that the first complaints began to trickle in. Buyers long accustomed to high-quality Canadian wheat started expressing disappointment in the quality of their shipments. From nearly a tonne of peas in a 25-tonne wheat shipment to lower-than-expected protein levels and grade divergences, over the next few years the first quiet questions […] Read more

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