Reading Time: < 1 minute Numerous factors caused United States wheat prices to sharply rise during the week ended June 18, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: External factors raising wheat prices
Weather, geopolitical risk provide support
Prairie wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Durum narrowly mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended June 12, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.
USDA makes small cuts to corn, wheat ending stocks
Few changes the central theme in June report
Reading Time: < 1 minute The June supply/demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture contained very few changes from May. The USDA issued its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on June 12, showing some declines for U.S. corn and wheat ending stocks, while those for soybeans were unchanged.
CBOT Weekly: ‘Not looking for any fireworks’ in June WASDE
Report unlikely to have notable changes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do not expect any major changes in the June supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture, said Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex.
Drop in U.S. bulk exports highlighted by USDA report
Down 10 points in three years says FAS
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since 2020, bulk exports out of the United States rose and then fell back, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on June 6. Issued by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the Rise and Fall of Bulk Commodities cited several reasons for the drop in bulk exports.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Mixed prices across the region
Higher U.S. prices encourage stronger cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended June 5, while those for amber durum moved lower.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, supply matching each other
Dryness having little impact on feed prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Demand for feed grains continued to hold up fairly good with ongoing dry conditions on the Canadian Prairies not having much of an impact on prices, said Brandon Motz, a manager at CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
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Saskatchewan few points short of wrapping up spring planting
Topsoil moisture levels down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers in Saskatchewan have virtually wrapped up their spring seeding for 2025, with the provincial agriculture department reporting the crops were 97 per cent planted as of June 2. That's up nine points on the week, three ahead of this time last year and two above the five-year average.
U.S. grains: Wheat prices climb amid Ukraine-Russia unrest
China's dry weather may impact wheat harvests
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday as signs of a hardening conflict between Ukraine and Russia and worries about dryness in China appeared to spark a round of short-covering, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Crop conditions raise spring wheat prices
Other crop prices firmer, stronger
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat prices rose, while other prices were firmer or higher during the week ended June 4, 2025.
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