Insights and Stories on Cereals

Feed barley values seen ‘popping’ in January

Jan. 8, 2015 at 6:19 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Western Canadian feed barley prices remained firm to start the year, with bids having enjoyed a gradual rise from the $190 per tonne range in late November to the current level of $210 per tonne. “Bids have firmed up, not surprisingly it’s kind of popping in January,” […]

Declining wheat futures watch corn for further direction

Jan. 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wheat midge populations to collapse in parts of Alta.

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:53 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Lower-quality malt barley still commanding firm prices

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:44 pm CST

By Dave Sims

China expected to boost imports of protein-rich wheat

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

By Naveen Thukral Niu Shuping

Ont. oat, barley growers approve GFO entry

Jan. 5, 2015 at 6:16 pm CST

Ontario’s barley and oat growers have voted just over three-quarters in favour of representation by the province’s wheat, corn and soybean growers’ organization. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) confirmed Monday that eligible growers voted 77 per cent in favour of the move in a November vote conducted by the Ontario […]

By Staff

Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures

Jan. 5, 2015 at 4:36 pm CST

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat deteriorated slightly during the week ended Friday, as losses in the US futures weighed on values. CWRS prices were $2-$5 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, with average values ranging from about $205 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Arctic air surge puts U.S. SRW wheat at risk of winterkill

Jan. 5, 2015 at 3:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — An arctic blast hitting the U.S. Midwest this week will put a third of the dormant soft red winter (SRW) wheat crop at risk of damage, agricultural meteorologists said Monday. “It looks like extensive sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday night in the soft wheat belt will leave […]

By Christine Stebbins

Prairie CWRS bids ease along with U.S. futures

Dec. 29, 2014 at 6:14 pm CST

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were softer during the week, following declines seen in U.S. wheat futures. CWRS prices ranged from $4 to $7 per tonne lower in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The best pricing opportunities were still available in Manitoba, where prices […]

By Terryn Shiells

Iraq buys 200,000 tonnes hard wheat from Canada, U.S., Australia

Dec. 29, 2014 at 4:59 pm CST

Hamburg | Reuters — Iraq’s state grains board has purchased 200,000 tonnes of hard wheat to be sourced from Canada, the U.S. and Australia in an international tender for at least 50,000 tonnes, European traders said on Monday. The purchase comprised 100,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat, 50,000 tonnes of U.S. […]

By Reuters