Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were higher for the week ended Aug. 29, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Reds are up, while amber is mixed
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian spring wheat pulled downward
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest pressure and weakened United States wheat futures pressured most Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Aug. 22.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed for the week ended Aug. 15. The futures market in the United States saw gains in Minneapolis spring wheat and losses for Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat.
Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Reading Time: 2 minutes Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5%) wheat prices were down C$0.90 to down C$3.30 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from C$244.80 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as C$272.60 per tonne in southern Alberta.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weather, weak loonie fail to lift prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius on the Prairies and a weakened Canadian dollar, Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mixed and those for durum were lower during the week ended July 25.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Canadian prices drift
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies varied the week ended July 18, despite the United States wheat complex being lower. Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat was mixed, while Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum down hard, particularly durum prices.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Canadian cash prices step back with U.S. declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were mostly to the downside for the week ended June 27, as the United States wheat complex was steady to lower. That resulted in losses for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum, while Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat was mixed.
Durum wheat prices expected to decline: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Klassen estimated that six million acres of durum wheat were seeded this year across Canada with expected production at approximately 7.5 million tonnes. In Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) monthly principal field crops outlook released on June 20, the agency estimated 6.343 million acres with production at 5.655 million tonnes. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release their latest acreage estimates on June 27.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids show small declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Western Canadian wheat bids weakened a little during the week ended May 30 as spring wheat continued to be planted and winter wheat began its harvest.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat varieties were higher for the week ended May 16. The price rises were mainly due to stronger United States wheat futures and weather concerns at home and abroad.
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