Insights and Stories on Cereals

Prairie wheat bids mixed; CWRS down, CPSR up

Mar. 2, 2015 at 6:47 pm CST

CNS Canada — Wheat cash bids across Western Canada only saw some minor adjustments during the week ended Friday, with some classes seeing small gains and other wheat classes down slightly. Average Canada Western Red Spring wheat prices were steady to as much as $3 per tonne lower during the […]

Canada’s share of malt barley market shrinking

Feb. 24, 2015 at 10:42 am CST

By Terryn Shiells

Prairie CWRS wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Feb. 23, 2015 at 7:21 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

‘Extreme’ volatility expected in wheat markets this spring

Feb. 23, 2015 at 4:43 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

Global durum crops in good shape, for now

Feb. 23, 2015 at 4:38 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

Time running out for high durum prices

Feb. 19, 2015 at 6:28 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Good-quality durum has enjoyed large premiums over other wheat classes this past year, but opportunities for any unpriced durum still left to sell may be getting harder to find, as attention turns to large global new-crop projections. Durum prices today are topping out at about $9.75 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CWRS wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Feb. 17, 2015 at 5:28 pm CST

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat across the Prairies generally moved higher during the week ended Friday. Average CWRS prices gained about $7-$9 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $210 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $228 in Manitoba, according to bids from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

Feb. 17, 2015 at 11:25 am CST

Chicago | Reuters –– An arctic blast hitting the heart of the U.S. Midwest soft red winter wheat belt this week will put 10 to 15 per cent of the dormant crop at risk of winterkill damage, agricultural meteorologists said Tuesday. While most of the northern Midwest wheat crop is […]

By Christine Stebbins

Nearby lows likely in for wheat futures

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:22 pm CST

CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets have seen a sizeable corrective bounce after hitting their lowest levels in months to start the week — and could be due for some more strength heading into the spring, a U.S. analyst says. “I’d like to think that the lows […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie CWRS bids weaken slightly

Feb. 2, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat generally moved lower during the week ended Friday. Average CWRS prices lost about C$1-$4 per tonne, with prices ranging from about $197 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $216 per tonne in Manitoba, according to bids from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin