Insights and Stories on Cereals

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat vaults higher, durum nudges up

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies experienced sharp upticks while gains for durum were much more subdued. A drop in U.S. wheat ratings fueled the upswing in wheat prices, as dry conditions took further hold with approximately 15 per cent of U.S. spring wheat now in drought. […]

Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices

Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canada Bread fined $50 million over price-fixing

Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:41 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids higher, durum down

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Australia expects ‘favourable decision’ from China on barley

Jun. 15, 2023 at 9:43 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Prices, shipments steady as dryness continues

Jun. 15, 2023 at 6:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains at Alberta feedlots continues unabated as more corn from the United States makes its way into the province. “Demand at feedlots has been status quo. Feedlots are buying imported U.S. corn and DDGS. Along with that, there is also barley and feed wheat. They […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Hard red spring wheat bids rise

Jun. 12, 2023 at 11:51 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as a rally in Minneapolis spring wheat futures countered the bearish influence of a rising Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $8.80-$10.70 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Market in a waiting game

Jun. 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady for the time being as both buyers and sellers wait to get a better handle on new-crop production. “It’s a waiting game at this point between the farmer and the feedlot,” said grain merchant Jay Janzen of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Weather market will determine grain prices

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – To Glen Loyns of JGL Commodities at Moose Jaw, Sask., feed grains on the Canadian Prairies are in a weather market, with prices for barley, wheat and corn quite able to go either way. “If it rains it’s going to be weak. If it’s dry it’s going to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop

May. 26, 2023 at 6:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were down, while durum prices were mixed during the week ended May 25, after the release of bearish data. On May 23, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) presented its monthly principal field crop report, which estimated 2023-24 wheat production (including durum) […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm