Insights and Stories on Cereals

European quality issues support Prairie durum bids

Aug. 21, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Durum bids in Western Canada are showing strength relative to other wheat classes, with premiums for higher-quality supplies expected to remain in place or widen as the industry awaits Canada’s crop. Canada’s 2014-15 durum crop is estimated at 4.9 million tonnes by Statistics Canada, which compares with […]

Oats prices remain steady, crop quality questionable

Aug. 15, 2014 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Marney Blunt

Further losses likely for falling spring wheat futures

Aug. 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

New biocontrol to fight fusarium in cereals

Aug. 14, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Islamic State militants grab new weapon: Iraqi wheat

Aug. 13, 2014 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Maggie Fick maha-el-dahan

Southern Alta. barley harvest underway

Aug. 13, 2014 at 1:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Harvest started this week for some barley crops in southern Alberta — parts of which have reported little or no rain for weeks. “I’m in southern Alberta (where) we just started harvest on our barley (on Monday), and I would say that the barley crops look good, […]

By Marney Blunt

Prairie winter wheat harvest to ‘drag on’

Aug. 12, 2014 at 9:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The winter wheat harvest is underway in some parts of the Prairies, but because of variable conditions, activities are expected to ‘drag on’ this year. “Some people are saying some of it may run into the spring crops,” said Jake Davidson of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, […]

By Terryn Shiells

USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production

Aug. 12, 2014 at 11:42 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop […]

By Ros Krasny

Improving basis boosts Prairie wheat bids

Aug. 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were stronger during the week ended Monday, as improving basis levels more than compensated for declines in U.S. futures. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Churchill open, hopes for record exports

Aug. 7, 2014 at 7:01 pm CDT

The first ship of what’s hoped to be a record-breaking year was loading wheat at Manitoba’s Port of Churchill starting Tuesday. The M.V. Ikan Suji began taking on 32,500 tonnes of No. 2 Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat sold by Richardson International and destined for Mexico. Merv Tweed, president […]

By Allan Dawson