Insights and Stories on Cereals

Durum market regaining premium to spring wheat

Jun. 2, 2014 at 5:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canada’s durum market is at a healthy stage after a tough winter and prices are starting to show some impact relative to spring wheat, according to industry participants. “We saw a lot of pressure on the durum market itself” this winter, said Bruce Burnett, weather and crop […]

Prairie wheat bids continue to slide

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alta. cash barley prices begin to loosen

May. 28, 2014 at 10:59 am CDT

By Dave Sims

Prairie wheat bids drift lower with U.S. futures

May. 27, 2014 at 12:24 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Don’t write off ICE Canada’s grain futures just yet

May. 23, 2014 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie wheat cash bids down with sharply lower U.S. futures

May. 21, 2014 at 11:09 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Tuesday, following sharp losses seen in U.S. wheat futures markets. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […]

By Terryn Shiells

Ardent Mills j.v. clears U.S. antitrust review

May. 21, 2014 at 12:07 am CDT

The Canadian mills that make Robin Hood flour and baking mixes for industrial and foodservice users will be part of a new joint venture by the end of May — now that the U.S. Department of Justice has wrapped up its review of the deal. The department’s antitrust division on […]

By Staff

Egypt raises price paid to local wheat farmers

May. 13, 2014 at 6:52 pm CDT

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, will pay local wheat farmers 500 Egyptian pounds (US$70.87) per Egyptian ardeb, the equivalent of around 150 kg, according to a statement posted on the finance ministry’s official Facebook page. Last year the government raised the fixed price it pays […]

Prairie winter wheat in good shape, analyst says

May. 13, 2014 at 4:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Winter wheat crops across Western Canada are generally in good shape, according to a CWB analyst, although the lateness of the spring thaw will also push back the harvest in many areas. “The winter wheat is in reasonably good shape,” said Bruce Burnett, a CWB weather and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie CWRS prices down slightly, CPSR spot bids return

May. 12, 2014 at 6:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were slightly lower during the week ending Monday. The week also marked the return of Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat spot bids at many elevators, after only offering prices for deferred delivery for an extended period […]

By Terryn Shiells