Insights and Stories on Cereals

Oat prices, acres to rise in 2022, analyst says

Jan. 14, 2022 at 8:15 pm CST

MarketsFarm — An independent crop market analyst told Saskatchewan oat growers he is bullish for the crop in 2022. Brennan Turner, founder and former CEO of online crop marketing platforms FarmLead and Combyne Ag, delivered a presentation at the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission’s (SaskOats) annual general meeting in Saskatoon on […]

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger crop prospects, loonie lower bids

Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:34 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta bids see slight gains

Jan. 13, 2022 at 2:55 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens

Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots, elevators filled with corn

Jan. 6, 2022 at 6:04 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Bids down despite cold weather, Russian tensions

Dec. 31, 2021 at 12:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm – Despite a wide array of factors which would have provided support to prices, Prairie wheat was in the red for the week ended Dec. 30. With areas already experiencing dry conditions, a large cold snap hit both the Prairie provinces in Canada and the Southern Plains in the […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to remain steady until spring

Dec. 30, 2021 at 2:15 pm CST

MarketsFarm – Feed grains in Western Canada are seeing limited trading during the holiday season, but the demand for feed remains at feedlots. “The trade has been very slow. We’re kind of just in execution mode right now,” said Evan Peterson, trader for JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. “Stocks […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Mexican wheat production rises, declines for corn

Dec. 30, 2021 at 9:07 am CST

MarketsFarm – Production numbers for Mexico’s wheat and corn went in opposite directions, according to the latest Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released on Dec. 28. The country’s wheat production forecast for the 2021-22 marketing year (July to June) was revised […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Prices booked remarkable upswing in 2021

Dec. 24, 2021 at 4:02 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There were huge gains in wheat prices in Western Canada this past year. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats shot up by $200 per tonne or more, while those for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) spiked well in excess of $400 per […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Corn is king at feedlots to end 2021

Dec. 23, 2021 at 3:12 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As the holidays approach and 2021 comes to a close, there was little trading activity on feed grain markets, according to Allen Pirness, senior trader at Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “The offers are still quite a bit higher than the bids. But there hasn’t been a lot […]

By Adam Peleshaty