Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Western Canadian wheat bids weakened a little during the week ended May 30 as spring wheat continued to be planted and winter wheat began its harvest.
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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids show small declines
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat varieties were higher for the week ended May 16. The price rises were mainly due to stronger United States wheat futures and weather concerns at home and abroad.
Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.
Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.
Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weaker loonie generates increases
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were small to modest gains in wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Apr. 18. Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum made advances despite losses in the United States wheat complex.
China set for bumper harvests of grains and oilseeds, ministry says
Reading Time: < 1 minute China is set for another year of bumper harvest of grains and oilseeds, helped by expanded planting of winter wheat and rapeseed and healthy growth of seedlings, the country's agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Spring wheat bids edge higher in Western Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 21, as wheat futures in the United States continued to recover off their nearby lows.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids hold against weak U.S. futures
Low exports, declining Black Sea, European milling wheat prices pressure U.S. wheat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat bids were little affected by a stronger Canadian dollar and the recent drop-off in United States wheat futures during the week ended March 7.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices for red wheat up, amber durum mixed
U.S. wheat complex also mixed; Canadian prices bolstered by dollar's drop
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were modest price increases for wheat on the Canadian Prairies during the week ended Feb. 29. However, as Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat edged up, prices for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.