Insights and Stories on Cereals

Talks halt on sale of malt barley trader Interbrau

Sep. 28, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters –– Swiss grain trading group Ameropa said Monday it would not go ahead with the sale of German malting barley trader Interbrau GmbH to French co-operative group Vivescia, as conditions for the deal had not been met. The companies entered into an agreement in mid-July for the […]

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Sep. 28, 2015 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Managing risk basis: Demystifying the variables

Sep. 25, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

By Duncan Morrison

Russian government proposes cutting wheat export tax

Sep. 24, 2015 at 3:05 pm CDT

By darya-korsunskaya

Syria needs more wheat, despite healthy harvest

Sep. 23, 2015 at 2:45 pm CDT

By maha-el-dahan

Iran cancels import duties on wheat, barley

Sep. 22, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

Dubai/Moscow | Reuters — Iran has canceled import duties it imposed on wheat and barley in July, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The document said the import duties ended on Sept. 6 for wheat and on Aug. 22 for barley. It gave no reason for […]

By Reuters

Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

Sep. 21, 2015 at 8:15 pm CDT

Oslo | Reuters –– Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said Monday. The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers elsewhere […]

By alister-doyle

Prairie wheat bids dip slightly

Sep. 21, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada generally dropped lower during the week ended Friday. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$1-$3 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points. Bids ranged from about […]

By Dave Sims

Exporters fear Brazil agents’ strike could hurt corn exports

Sep. 20, 2015 at 9:45 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A strike by Brazilian federal agricultural agents responsible for approving certificates required for shipments could affect Brazil’s corn exports, the director of the cereal exporters association Anec Sergio Mendes said Friday. Mendes said the strike that started on Thursday was “the worst thing that could […]

By roberto-samora

Russia defends crop data reliability

Sep. 18, 2015 at 1:56 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia’s agriculture ministry defended the reliability of its crop data on Thursday, after a farmers’ lobby said regional officials were pressuring farmers to report bigger grain crops to the ministry than they actually harvested this year. The ministry said its numbers, compiled by its regional departments […]

By Reuters