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Kraft to combine with Heinz in deal led by 3G, Buffett

Mar. 25, 2015 at 11:29 am CDT

Reuters — Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz, owned by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is acquiring a majority stake in Kraft Foods Group to create the third-largest North American food company, executives said on Wednesday. Shares of Kraft — which operates 35 plants in Canada, the U.S. and Puerto […]

More room off lows seen for U.S. wheat futures

Mar. 24, 2015 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wheat bids on Prairies rise with U.S. futures

Mar. 24, 2015 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed barley bids rangebound in Western Canada

Mar. 19, 2015 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Monsanto settles more U.S. farmer claims over GM wheat

Mar. 18, 2015 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Staff

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures, improving basis

Mar. 16, 2015 at 6:45 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) cash bids moved higher in Western Canada during the week ended Friday, underpinned by strength in U.S. wheat futures and improving basis levels. Average CWRS wheat prices were C$6 to more than $9 per tonne higher […]

By Terryn Shiells

Team approach makes for success at Blythe Brae Farms

Mar. 13, 2015 at 10:37 am CDT

Go with your strengths. Then find resource people to help you fill in the gaps. That’s one of the guiding management principles of mother-daughter duo Sharon Hart and Valerie Hobbs who own and manage Blythe Brae Farms near Woodstock, Ont. Hart and Hobbs share responsibility for operations, finance, human resources […]

By Helen Lammers-Helps

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

Mar. 12, 2015 at 7:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. “It’s still wait-and-see,” said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won’t start […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CWRS wheat bids edge higher, other classes soften

Mar. 9, 2015 at 7:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Wheat cash bids across Western Canada saw some minor adjustments during the week ended Friday, with Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids generally showing some improvement while other classes moved lower. Average CWRS wheat prices were steady to as much as $3 per tonne higher during the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fund selling keeps U.S. wheat futures pointed down

Mar. 5, 2015 at 11:43 am CST

CNS Canada –– Chicago wheat futures dropped to fresh contract lows Thursday and have more room to the downside from a chart perspective as speculators continue to add to their short positions, according to a broker. “It’s a momentum trade here with the funds,” said Adam Knosalla, a broker with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin