Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Wheat cash bids across Western Canada only saw some minor adjustments during the week ended Friday, with some classes seeing small gains and other wheat classes down slightly. Average Canada Western Red Spring wheat prices were steady to as much as $3 per tonne lower during the week, with bids ranging from […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids mixed; CWRS down, CPSR up
Time running out for high durum prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Good-quality durum has enjoyed large premiums over other wheat classes this past year, but opportunities for any unpriced durum still left to sell may be getting harder to find, as attention turns to large global new-crop projections. Durum prices today are topping out at about $9.75 per bushel in Saskatchewan, according to […] Read more
CWRS wheat bids rise with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat across the Prairies generally moved higher during the week ended Friday. Average CWRS prices gained about $7-$9 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $210 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $228 in Manitoba, according to bids from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids weaken slightly
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat generally moved lower during the week ended Friday. Average CWRS prices lost about C$1-$4 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $197 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $216 per tonne in Manitoba, according to bids from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids improve slightly despite weaker futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat generally moved higher during the week ended Friday, despite continued weakness in U.S. futures, as basis levels improved in many areas. Average CWRS prices were steady to up by as much as $4 per tonne, with the highest average bids in Manitoba, […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures, CPSR up
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat deteriorated slightly during the week ended Friday, with losses in U.S. futures weighing on values. However, most other classes of wheat saw a slight improvement, as basis levels narrowed in. Average CWRS prices were generally down by about C$1 to $2 per […] Read more
Quality issues with some wheat crops, but it’s not all bad
With 2014 in the bin, there may be pricing opportunities as the trade turns to blending to hit grade specs
Reading Time: 5 minutes Just over a year ago, Bruce Burnett, the Canadian Wheat Board’s head of weather and crop research, stood in front of the 2014 Cereals North America conference and spun the unlikely tale of a late harvest that delivered a large and high-quality crop. Rolling the clock forward to this fall, Burnett again took the podium, […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat deteriorated slightly during the week ended Friday, as losses in the US futures weighed on values. CWRS prices were $2-$5 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, with average values ranging from about $205 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $219 […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids ease along with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were softer during the week, following declines seen in U.S. wheat futures. CWRS prices ranged from $4 to $7 per tonne lower in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The best pricing opportunities were still available in Manitoba, where prices were down almost $8 at […] Read more
CWRS wheat bids edge up across Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat edged up by a dollar per tonne on average during the week ended Friday. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price rose to just under $234 per tonne, from $233 the previous week. Gains were similar across the rest of the Prairies, with […] Read more
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