Insights and Stories on Cereals

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures, rising loonie

Jun. 15, 2015 at 7:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canadian wheat dropped during the week ended Friday, as the combination of a rising Canadian dollar and dropping U.S. futures weighed on prices across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12-$16 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about […]

Prices to rise as yield prospects drop for durum

Jun. 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Iraq recaptures some grain silos seized by Islamic State

Jun. 10, 2015 at 8:03 pm CDT

By Jonathan Saul

Nearby spring wheat charts looking bullish

Jun. 10, 2015 at 1:10 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Prairie oats crop off to a decent start

Jun. 8, 2015 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Jun. 8, 2015 at 7:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat climbed sharply during the week ended Friday, as a rally in U.S. futures pulled bids up across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12 to $19 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $218 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CME bars grain traders for years over wash trades, spoofing

Jun. 5, 2015 at 2:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group said Friday it barred a grain trader from its markets for three years for executing noncompetitive transactions and suspended another for two years for market manipulation. The traders, Aleksey Vsemirnov and Stephen Duggan, could not immediately be reached for comment. Vsemirnov executed numerous non-competitive […]

By Reuters

Lethbridge feed barley feels slight lift from canola

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — It seems the recent surge in canola has carried over to the feed barley market near Lethbridge. A weekend frost and other issues saw canola futures jump sharply in recent days, and according to trader Jim Beusekom at Market Place Commodities near Lethbridge, that rally has given […]

By Dave Sims

Sources say BASF mulling potential bid for Syngenta

Jun. 3, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Reuters — German chemicals group BASF is considering a potential offer for Syngenta, its Swiss rival which has received a C$56 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. BASF is speaking to investment bankers about the possibility of an offer for Syngenta, though it […]

By Reuters

Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

Jun. 2, 2015 at 8:36 pm CDT

Shareholders in a western Saskatchewan producer car loading firm have approved a deal to sell their loading sites to Regina pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients for $22 million. AGT announced Tuesday it has completed its deal, announced in April, to buy the bulk loading assets from Eston, Sask.-based West […]

By Staff