Reading Time: < 1 minute Nufarm’s cereal herbicide Enforcer M has picked up approval for an expanded label allowing its use in canary seed crops, and its use on more weeds and in more tank mixes. Enforcer, a post-emergent herbicide previously labelled for use in spring, winter and durum wheat and barley, is applied from the three-leaf to flag-leaf stage […] Read more
Cereal herbicide approved for use in canary seed crops
U.S. wheat futures correct higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets are finally seeing a corrective bounce, after declining steadily since October. While how much higher wheat futures can move remains to be seen, the sharp gains this week could be seen as a sign that the downtrend is over for the time being. “We’re finally coming […] Read more
CPSR wheat bids weaken amid widening basis levels
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRSR) wheat moved lower amid widening basis levels during the week ended Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids, meanwhile, were holding steady. Prices for both varieties failed to follow the U.S. futures markets higher due to continued slow movement of the crop […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing for the second straight day on good demand for U.S. supplies in the early days of a bumper harvest in South America, […] Read more
Oats/corn spread narrows in, as oats rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are currently at their strongest levels relative to corn since 2006, as Canadian logistics issues have caused nearby oats contracts to jump higher while corn values hold steady. The March oats contract gained US16 cents per bushel on Tuesday to close at US$4.1675, only […] Read more
Mixed price action seen in Prairie wheat markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Western Canadian wheat cash bids were mixed during the week ending Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were down slightly, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) held steady and durum prices were slightly higher. Average spot bids for CWRS at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […] Read more
Richardson joins revamped winter wheat initiative
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grain handler Richardson International has signed on as a partner in a new organization to promote winter wheat acres in the West. Winnipeg-based, privately-held Richardson is joining the Western Winter Wheat Initiative, a new body formed out of the Winter Cereals Sustainability in Action program, set up in 2009. Ducks Unlimited Canada and Bayer CropScience, […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids holding steady
Reading Time: < 1 minute Western Canadian wheat cash bids and basis levels were holding steady along with the U.S. futures markets during the week ending Monday. Average spot bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around $160 per tonne ($4.36 per bushel) based on pricing available […] Read more
Cheerios maker not taking all products GM-free
Reading Time: 3 minutes General Mills still supports genetically modified (GM) technology, despite the food company’s move to market Cheerios as free of GM ingredients, a company representative told CropSphere delegates Tuesday in Saskatoon. “From General Mills’ perspective, we want to do what consumers are anticipating and wanting,” Steve Peterson responded when asked about the company’s GM-free Cheerios. Peterson […] Read more
World Wheat News: U.S. futures close higher
Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada / Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures all closed higher on Thursday, underpinned by ideas that the markets are oversold, industry watchers said. A smaller-than-expected U.S. winter wheat planted area was bullish, as was strong export demand for the U.S. product, brokers said. Reports that Egypt purchased U.S. wheat earlier […] Read more
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