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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CWRS bids up as basis strengthens

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Commodity News Service Canada — Average cash bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were stronger during the week, underpinned by improving basis levels in Western Canada and stronger Minneapolis wheat futures prices. CWRS prices were about $3.00 higher in central Alberta, up to $6.75 stronger in the Peace region compared to a week […] Read more
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Winter wheat seeding ‘perfect’ in EU

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada — Winter wheat planting conditions have been “perfect” in many areas of the Europe Union this fall, Leo Plaisier, partner at Agribrokers International said during a presentation at the Cereals of North America conference in Winnipeg. He added that acreage in the European Union is expected to increase slightly from last […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Asia buyers face problems post-wheat board

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Commodity News Service Canada — Before the 2012/13crop year, when the Canadian Wheat Board was stripped of its monopoly to market western Canadian wheat, some Asian companies purchased large amounts from Canada. But since the single desk has ended, there have been challenges with purchasing Canadian wheat, causing some companies to reduce the amount they […] Read more
Few changes expected in Canadian crop area
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Few changes expected in Canadian crop area

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada — It doesn’t appear there will be any dramatic changes to acreage for most crops next year, says a market analyst for CWB. Bruce Burnett gave some broad estimates for plantings in 2015 at the opening session of the Cereals North America conference in Winnipeg. “My thought is we’re going to […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS bids mostly higher despite losses in U.S. futures

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Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were mostly higher during the week, despite weakness in Minneapolis spring wheat futures as basis levels improved in most regions. Prices in the Peace region of Alberta declined, however, as basis levels widened out. CWRS prices were between $1.50 lower in the […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat futures rising, but watching corn and beans

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have shown some strength over the past month, but advancing harvest pressure from soybeans and corn may come forward to limit any additional independent strength in wheat over the next few weeks. After setting contract lows on Oct. 1, all three U.S. wheat markets have trended higher through the […] Read more
bags of grain ready for testing
Production, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Testing the quality of the 2014 wheat harvest

Here’s how Cigi figures out if your wheat will make good bread

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Helping customers make wise buying decisions is an important part of customer service. This is especially true when buyers are purchasing significant quantities of a commodity produced thousands of kilometres away — like wheat grown in Western Canada for example. For over 10 years, Cigi (Canadian International Grains Institute) has completed an annual harvest assessment, […] Read more
End-users such as pasta processors seeking top-drawer durum wheat may not find enough supplies, even at higher prices, due to quality issues with the current crop. (ILovePasta.org)
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Tighter supplies of higher-quality durum boosting bids

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Tight European supplies of high-quality durum are boosting North American prices for the grain — but there are also quality issues with the Canadian and U.S. crops limiting how much durum will actually be sold at those stronger prices. “There is a very large durum program to northern Europe this year,” said […] Read more

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