Reading Time: 2 minutes Question: Besides Buctril M (bromoxynil/MCPA), are there other winter wheat herbicides that we can use to control weeds when we have underseeded red clover? The short answer is, “Not really.” There are other broadleaf herbicides including MCPA sodium and MCPA/MCPB that can also be used on winter wheat that is underseeded with red clover, but […] Read more
Pest Patrol: Choosing winter wheat herbicides
Controlling weeds when you've underseeded red clover
Canada’s share of malt barley market shrinking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Canada has historically been one of the world’s top malt barley exporters, but its share of the global market is shrinking, Cargill Malt’s Lorelle Selinger told the Wild Oats Grainworld conference. A poor-quality crop produced in Canada in 2014-15 is one reason importers have started sourcing their malt supplies from […] Read more
Prairie CWRS wheat bids drop with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat across the Prairies moved lower during the week ended Friday, taking most of their direction from a downturn in U.S. futures. Average CWRS prices lost about $9-$10 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $201 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $220 per […] Read more
‘Extreme’ volatility expected in wheat markets this spring
Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Canadian and U.S. wheat markets are likely going to experience some “extreme” volatility this spring, Lawrence Yakielashek of FarmLink Marketing Solutions told the Wild Oats Grainworld Conference. “The spring months are when the firecrackers are going to start to hit the match,” he added. He predicted there would be a […] Read more
Global durum crops in good shape, for now
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Since North America and Australia both produced poor-quality durum crops in 2014-15, all eyes are on Mexico, the U.S. desert, Europe and North Africa to come up with some higher-quality product. And so far, most crops in those areas look fairly good, Alan Hegemeier, a merchandiser with CHS Inc., said […] Read more
Time running out for high durum prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Good-quality durum has enjoyed large premiums over other wheat classes this past year, but opportunities for any unpriced durum still left to sell may be getting harder to find, as attention turns to large global new-crop projections. Durum prices today are topping out at about $9.75 per bushel in Saskatchewan, according to […] Read more
CWRS wheat bids rise with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat across the Prairies generally moved higher during the week ended Friday. Average CWRS prices gained about $7-$9 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $210 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $228 in Manitoba, according to bids from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more
Options in a bear grain market
If you’ve been leery of high-quality put options, Errol Anderson wants to change your mind
Reading Time: 8 minutes We’ve all seen it. Grain markets can take on narratives that uncouple them from the basics of supply and demand. A bull market can charge forward, horns thrust in the air, and it can generate a level of excitement and pricing that sellers love, but privately marvel at. It’s heady, it’s optimistic, it’s confident, and […] Read more
Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters –– An arctic blast hitting the heart of the U.S. Midwest soft red winter wheat belt this week will put 10 to 15 per cent of the dormant crop at risk of winterkill damage, agricultural meteorologists said Tuesday. While most of the northern Midwest wheat crop is protected by snow from frigid […] Read more
Nearby lows likely in for wheat futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets have seen a sizeable corrective bounce after hitting their lowest levels in months to start the week — and could be due for some more strength heading into the spring, a U.S. analyst says. “I’d like to think that the lows are in for the short […] Read more
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