Insights and Stories on Cereals

More durum may come to those who wait

Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:35 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Cool, wet weather may have slowed crop development and delayed harvest, but durum is determined to be worth the wait with above-average yields. “We’re looking at some fairly high yields given the early estimates… average yields should come in at 47.5 to 48 bushels per acre this […]

Oats face numerous pre-harvest question marks

Aug. 8, 2016 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Erin DeBooy

Egyptian prosecutor says millions in local wheat falsely claimed

Aug. 8, 2016 at 1:23 am CDT

By Reuters

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

Aug. 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed barley down, harvest pressure still to come

Aug. 5, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

Aug. 5, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has not detected any genetically modified wheat in tests on imports of wheat and flour from Washington state, after the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in the U.S. state prompted Japan and South Korea to suspend certain U.S. imports. South Korea, the fifth largest […]

By Reuters

Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record

Aug. 2, 2016 at 9:06 pm CDT

Owners and operators of antique threshing machines unofficially cracked the world record for a threshing bee at a fundraising event Sunday for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Manitoba Agricultural Museum. The Harvesting Hope event, held at the museum site at Austin, about 45 km west of Portage la Prairie, saw […]

By Staff

Prairie wheat bids tick downward

Aug. 2, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada recorded minor losses during the week ended Friday. The declines were traced to weakness in U.S. futures and some minor strengthening in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down $3 […]

By Dave Sims

Japan, Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties

Aug. 1, 2016 at 7:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants from Monsanto seeds were found growing in Washington state, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Northern port supporters appeal to government

Jul. 29, 2016 at 4:04 pm CDT

A consortium supporting continued operation of the Port of Churchill met with federal and provincial government representatives this week in search of ways to keep the port open. “This is an emergency for our community, our region and indeed our country,” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence in a release. “We’ve been […]

By Staff