Insights and Stories on Cereals

Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average

Jul. 27, 2016 at 5:21 pm CDT

Reuters – Spring wheat prospects in central and northwest North Dakota are near to or above average, aided by favourable weather, scouts on one leg of an annual crop tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in west-central North Dakota made three […]

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North American farmers top up rye plantings as whiskey sales soar

Jul. 27, 2016 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

New crop year reminders for western producers and industry

Jul. 26, 2016 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Staff

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

Jul. 25, 2016 at 3:48 pm CDT

By John Tilak Lauren Hirsch

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Jul. 20, 2016 at 12:43 pm CDT

Reuters — From the heart of the U.S. big farm belt to Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia, livestock producers are snapping up wheat damaged by bad weather or low in protein, providing pigs and poultry with grain more often milled for making bread. The increased global purchases of cheap, poor-quality wheat for […]

By Karl Plume

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Jul. 19, 2016 at 3:19 pm CDT

Commodity News Service Canada — Despite heavy rains throughout July, Manitoba’s winter wheat is in good condition moving into desiccation, the head of an industry group says. The Manitoba winter cereals group is also preparing for an upcoming government program by working alongside other Canadian wheat commissions. “Everybody is still pretty […]

By Jade Markus

Be on the lookout for ergot

Jul. 19, 2016 at 2:48 pm CDT

The Beef Cattle Research Council has posted a blog warning producers to be on the lookout for ergot this year. “Over the past few weeks, Mother Nature has provided us with the rain and cool conditions which have created the environment for ergot infections to occur. These cool, wet conditions have […]

By Staff

Prairie wheat bids tick lower in choppy week

Jul. 18, 2016 at 2:37 pm CDT

Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada ended slightly lower for the week ended July 18, tracking choppy action in the U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were one to two dollars per tonne lower, according to price […]

By Dave Sims

Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

Jul. 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Record-high yields are helping U.S. farmers to harvest a bumper crop of hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the most common variety here, but prices have tumbled as the world is awash in supplies. The quality of the crop is also causing headaches for flour millers, who […]

By Julie Ingwersen