Insights and Stories on Cereals

CWB Expects Higher Returns For Canola, Wheat And Durum

Nov. 6, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

CNS – CWB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has raised Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for durum, wheat and canola in its latest report. They noted it is a special mid-term outlook, due to market changes since the previous report released on October 23. PROs were higher for all three […]

India toughs it out in WTO food-stockpiling dispute

Nov. 5, 2014 at 4:01 pm CST

By Manoj Kumar Tom Miles

Put buyers bet CBOT wheat’s strength won’t last

Nov. 5, 2014 at 3:52 pm CST

By gavin-maguire

No frost but excess rain for Argentina wheat

Nov. 4, 2014 at 8:04 am CST

Canadian wheat lowest in Iraq tender — trade

Nov. 3, 2014 at 4:14 pm CST

CWRS bids up as basis strengthens

Nov. 3, 2014 at 1:03 pm CST

Commodity News Service Canada — Average cash bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were stronger during the week, underpinned by improving basis levels in Western Canada and stronger Minneapolis wheat futures prices. CWRS prices were about $3.00 higher in central Alberta, up to $6.75 stronger in the Peace […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: soymeal makes biggest monthly gain since 1976

Oct. 31, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soymeal climbed 2 per cent on Friday, capping the commodity’s best monthly performance since 1976, as short-term supply strains in the United States continued to fuel buying. Soybeans also rose sharply and corn turned higher late, following gains in soymeal, while wheat declined on pressure from multiyear highs in the dollar […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. and S. American farmers slow to sell

Oct. 31, 2014 at 8:25 am CDT

Reuters — The slow pace of crop sales by farmers that has hurt two of the world’s biggest grain traders will likely stretch into next year, the head of Bunge Ltd said on Thursday. The forecast for sluggish sales from Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder may mean that Bunge and […]

By Tom Polansek

Winter wheat seeding ‘perfect’ in EU

Oct. 31, 2014 at 8:19 am CDT

Commodity News Service Canada — Winter wheat planting conditions have been “perfect” in many areas of the Europe Union this fall, Leo Plaisier, partner at Agribrokers International said during a presentation at the Cereals of North America conference in Winnipeg. He added that acreage in the European Union is expected […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: soybeans down 1 per cent, corn narrowly lower

Oct. 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soymeal futures fell 4 per cent on Thursday for their biggest daily losses since June as investors locked in profits after prices for the protein-rich animal feed soared to a seven-week high. Soybean futures shed more than 1 per cent, while corn edged lower following a spike in sales […]

By Michael Hirtzer