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North Dakota wheat acres seen likely to beat forecast

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 6, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — North Dakota farmers will be seeding less spring wheat this year — but the acreage may not be down by as much as the U.S. Department of Agriculture now forecasts. In its Prospective Plantings report, released last Thursday, USDA forecast North Dakota spring wheat area for 2016 (excluding durum) at 5.7 million […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar helped prop up prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $5-$8 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes […] Read more

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India might extend wheat import tax beyond March

By Mayank Bhardwaj March 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes New Delhi | Reuters — India is likely to extend a wheat import tax beyond March to shield its domestic farmers from cheap imports, particularly as wheat from the new-season harvest will become available by the end of this month, government sources said Monday. After consulting the food, farm and trade ministries, the finance ministry […] Read more

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Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as domestic bids tracked gains in U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $5 to $8 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes […] Read more

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Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

By Reuters March 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture quarantine authority will continue to apply a zero ergot policy on wheat shipments until new legislation is issued, the new head of the authority told Reuters on Tuesday. Former quarantine chief Saad Moussa’s zero-tolerance policy on common grains fungus ergot resulted in shipments to the world’s biggest importer of […] Read more

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Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

By Reuters March 7, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt will allow wheat imports with trace levels of the ergot fungus of up to 0.05 per cent, the agriculture ministry said Monday, a day after the head of its agriculture quarantine authority was changed. Former quarantine head Saad Moussa’s zero tolerance policy on ergot had led to shipments to the […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the strengthening Canadian dollar cut into basis levels. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by about $5-$7 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 22, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures moved up and basis levels held reasonably steady. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by about $2-$5 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a […] Read more

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Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

By Reuters February 17, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 per cent in wheat imports, hoping suppliers will make offers in international purchase tenders for the strategic grain. Disputes about ergot content level have disrupted top buyer Egypt’s wheat imports in […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

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GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

By Colin Packham February 16, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s GrainCorp said Wednesday it was joining a consortium that plans to acquire, then list, Western Australia’s grower-owned Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH), the country’s largest wheat exporter. The proposal is led by Australian Grains Champion, a Western Australian grower-led initiative. The acquisition would be valued at A$3 billion (C$2.96 billion), […] Read more

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North Dakota wheat acres seen likely to beat forecast

Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

India might extend wheat import tax beyond March

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

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