Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum made small gains during the week ended Feb. 20. Support came from higher prices in the United States wheat complex, but a stronger Canadian dollar limited the increases
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Modest increases across the region
Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef
Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive
Reading Time: 2 minutes There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.
AAFC adjusts grain/oilseed balance sheets slightly
Canola carryout revised higher, wheat down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Feb. 19, included only minor revisions to the supply and demand projections for the country’s major crop.
Funds move to large net long position in canola
First net long since 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders moved to a net long position in canola for the first time in one-and-a-half years, as they covered short positions and put on fresh bullish bets in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Durum steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Feb. 13, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.
CBOT Weekly: Tariff threats eclipse USDA report
Trump talks bring pressure to crop prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump overshadowed the USDA's monthly supply/demand estimates during the week ended Feb. 12, 2025.
U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA
Less supply by end of marketing year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.
Speculators exit short positions in canola
Net short smallest since 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders were busy covering bearish bets and putting on new long positions during the first few days of February, taking the net short position in canola to its smallest level since September 2023, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag on renewed U.S. tariff worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures weakened on Friday on renewed worries that trade disputes could hurt demand for U.S. farm products, analysts said.
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Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up
StatCan issues stock report
Reading Time: 2 minutes With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.
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