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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids mixed amid opposing outside factors

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Friday, with prices up slightly in some locations and down in others. Spillover from gains in U.S. futures was offset by the bearish influence of the rising Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more
Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre managing director Peter Watts with a sample of two types of malt. Watts says the craft brewing industry has different requirements than some of the bigger brewing companies.
Barley, Crops

The malting lottery continues

Having barley accepted for malting has never been a sure thing, and that’s still the case following changes to the marketing system

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Malting barley can be one of the most profitable crops in Western Canada — if you can grow it, and if you can sell it. That’s not necessarily easy. Many farmers try — it’s estimated that 80 per cent of the barley sown in Western Canada is seeded to malting varieties. But only about 20 […] Read more
Malted Barley grains
Barley, Crops

The chicken and egg scenario of new barley varieties

Maltsters will buy new barley varieties if farmers will grow them. Farmers will grow them if maltsters will buy them

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Reading Time: 6 minutes When ordering a beer these days, your choice is no longer just a couple of same-tasting brands from big national or international breweries. North Americans have developed a taste for “craft” beers from an ever-expanding list of smaller breweries. Different beers need different malts, which creates a demand for different varieties of malting barley. But […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids tick lower

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada were slightly weaker during the week ended Friday, as the Canadian dollar gained ground relative to its U.S. counterpart. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly $1 to $2.50 per tonne over the course of the […] Read more
German brewer Radeberger has ordered up 70 tonnes of a new Australian gluten-free barley for use in a new beer it plans to sell at retail. (Radeberger Gruppe KG, Frankfurt)
Barley, Crops, Reuters

Brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney | Reuters — Australian scientists say they have developed the world’s first WHO-approved “gluten-free” barley, a breakthrough for global beer manufacturers. They have had to use alternatives to barley such as rice and sorghum to brew gluten-free beer. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said April 8 it had sold 70 tonnes […] Read more
Durum wheat. (Gipsa.usda.gov)
Cereals, Crops, Markets

North Africa showing solid demand for durum

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– North African countries have been some of the best customers for Canadian durum over the past few months, and weather issues with this year’s crops in the region should keep that demand solid going forward. As of February, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria combined have imported 1.3 million tonnes of Canadian durum during […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Limited selling, buying leave feed barley flat in Lethbridge

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Lethbridge’s feed barley market is sitting stagnant, as feedlots quit hand-to-mouth buying and farmers hold onto their grain. Farmers who stored their feed barley post-harvest don’t want to sell at current prices, despite relative strength, said Jared Seitz, trade manager for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “It’s not so much that prices […] Read more

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