Insights and Stories on Cereals

Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures

Mar. 17, 2014 at 5:41 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher over the past week, as weather worries in the U.S. Plains and uncertainty over Black Sea grain movement boosted U.S. futures. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS […]

CBOT oats hit record high, rail delays keep supplies tight

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Wheat bids edge up with futures, but basis still wide

Mar. 10, 2014 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Drozd: Harami signaled market low before oats’ record-high rally

Mar. 8, 2014 at 9:25 am CST

By David Drozd

Change in SR+ED rule pares back grain growers’ tax credits

Mar. 5, 2014 at 12:19 pm CST

By Staff

Calgary’s Big Rock picks B.C. brewery site

Mar. 4, 2014 at 2:48 am CST

Calgary craft brewer Big Rock Brewery has picked a vacant warehouse in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant area for the site of a bigger-than-expected second brewery. The company had announced plans last September to set up and open a second brewery somewhere in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland region, expecting to spend in […]

By Staff

Canadian spot wheat bids jump with U.S. futures

Mar. 4, 2014 at 2:02 am CST

CNS Canada –– Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) moved higher over the past week, with a bounce in U.S. futures behind much of the strength. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie rail jams putting Canadian millers in shutdown mode

Feb. 28, 2014 at 2:42 pm CST

A rail backlog keeping Prairie wheat and oats from arriving at Canadian mills has already forced some millers to suspend operations, according to the millers’ organization. In the Feb. 27 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator, Canadian National Millers Association (CNMA) president Gordon Harrison notes “prolonged interruptions of up to three […]

By Staff

Prairie spot wheat bids weaken, but basis improves

Feb. 28, 2014 at 2:15 am CST

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) moved lower over the past 10 days as U.S. futures ran into upside resistance. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grainworld: Barley prices to remain in downtrend for months

Feb. 26, 2014 at 4:32 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Barley prices in Western Canada have seen a bit of a rebound rally recently, but that trend is not expected to stick around. The recent price climb was sparked by a stop in farmer selling and by ideas that the market dropped too low, too […]

By Terryn Shiells