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Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

By Jade Markus September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Churchill, Man. | CNS Canada — Grain loading has started on the first vessel of the season to reach Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill. The Clipper Bettina arrived at the Hudson Bay port Sunday and began receiving grain Wednesday. The vessel is to leave for Africa within days, with 36,000 tonnes of hard red spring […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Cash wheat prices move lower across Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 4, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada edged lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels held relatively steady and the continued slide in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly C$2 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CWRS bids down, CPSR bids up across Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 31, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Friday, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids posted small gains. Average CWRS prices were down by C$1-$4 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Higher-quality wheat likely in store for Prairies

By Jade Markus August 25, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Western Canadian farmers are seeing higher-quality wheat crops this year, which would help meet pent-up demand for quality within the market. However, producers might not reap the rewards as much as they would like, one market analyst warns. Wheat buyers will be looking for better-quality and higher-protein wheat, since Canada disappointed on […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada –– Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Friday, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were mixed. Average CWRS wheat prices were steady to C$3 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

StatsCan production estimates ‘too low’ for canola, wheat

By Terryn Shiells August 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Statistics Canada released its first survey-based production estimates for the 2015-16 crop year Friday morning, with canola and wheat figures coming in at the lower end of expectations. But the grain trade is shrugging off the report, as it believes final production numbers for most crops will be larger than what Statistics […] Read more

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Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Ardent to buy major Ontario soft wheat mill

By Country Guide Staff August 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes The owner of Canada’s Robin Hood flour mills is poised to buy the biggest soft wheat milling operation in the country. Ardent Mills, the joint North American flour venture of agrifood giants Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, announced Thursday it will buy the former Kraft Milling operation in Mississauga, Ont. from Mondelez Canada for an […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

‘Nothing bullish’ in wheat futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 18, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have moved steadily lower since the beginning of July, and appear poised for more losses as there is little supportive news in the market. “There’s just nothing bullish in the wheat market at the moment,” said Adam Knosalla of Frontier Futures in Minneapolis. He added that “down is the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 17, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Friday, with prices edging lower in the eastern Prairies and moving up in Alberta. Average CWRS prices were down by C$2-$4 per tonne in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but up by C$4-$9 in Alberta, according to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat bids edge higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 10, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were stronger during the week ended Friday, as basis levels and U.S. futures markets also showed some improvement. Average CWRS wheat prices were up by C$7-$10 per tonne over the week, with bids ranging from about $212 per tonne in the […] Read more

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Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

Cash wheat prices move lower across Prairies

CWRS bids down, CPSR bids up across Prairies

Higher-quality wheat likely in store for Prairies

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

StatsCan production estimates ‘too low’ for canola, wheat

Ardent to buy major Ontario soft wheat mill

‘Nothing bullish’ in wheat futures

Prairie cash wheat bids mixed

Prairie cash wheat bids edge higher

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