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Durum prices, quality vary

Aug. 7, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Canadian durum crop is currently seeing a wide range in both crop quality and prices. “It looks like the prices are quite volatile,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of GAP SA Grains and Produits in Winnipeg. “They are quite variable between $7 per bushel to $8.50 per […]

Winter wheat harvest underway in central Man.

Aug. 6, 2014 at 12:33 pm CDT

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

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Rain hits Ukrainian wheat quality

Aug. 5, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk Polina Devitt

GRAINS: U.S. soy drops on rain forecasts; wheat rises on export hopes

Aug. 1, 2014 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

GRAINS: Soybeans, wheat firm on strong exports; corn weakens on weather

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on signs that demand will keep domestic supplies tight until harvest, while corn weakened due to forecasts for more crop-boosting rain in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. “The beans firmed up due to some speculators taking advantage of the weakness earlier in light of […]

By Mark Weinraub

W.Canada spring wheat, durum yields down from last year — crop tour

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Western Canada spring wheat and durum yields this year look to be lower than last year’s, leaders of a crop tour said on Thursday. The inaugural Cereals North America Canadian crop tour pegged spring wheat yield potential in the region at 43.1 bushels per acre on average, down […]

W. Canada spring wheat, durum yields look second-biggest ever: crop tour

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:18 pm CDT

Reuters — Western Canada spring wheat and durum yields this year look to fall from last year’s high levels, but the still bountiful production should offset some losses from flooded farms, leaders of a crop tour said on Thursday. The inaugural Cereals North America Canadian crop tour pegged spring wheat […]

By Rod Nickel

Aug. 1 brings grain grading and other changes

Jul. 31, 2014 at 11:51 am CDT

A number of grain grading and variety classification changes take effect Aug. 1, the first day of the new 2014-15 crop year, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said in a news release. Producer cars also must now be ordered online, although farmers still have the option of ordering via fax. […]

By Staff

Western Canada wheat yields higher than average

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:53 pm CDT

Yorkton, Sask.— Spring wheat and durum yields are trending above average in Western Canada, but large pockets had no crop after heavy rain earlier this month, a crop tour observed on Wednesday. Much of the crop that survived is also developing late in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan and will […]

By Rod Nickel