Insights and Stories on Cereals

Prairie cash wheat: Big jump for durum

Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were higher for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats, while there were sharp increases for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD). Gains in U.S. wheat markets supported values, as did a steep drop […]

Feed weekly outlook: New crop expected to stabilize feed prices

Aug. 19, 2021 at 1:33 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russia’s agriculture ministry pauses grain harvesting data

Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: DDGs becoming another feed option

Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:51 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

Aug. 5, 2021 at 9:00 am CDT

By Karl Plume Rod Nickel

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:08 am CDT

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

Jul. 28, 2021 at 9:15 am CDT

Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at […]

By Karl Plume

Durum markets reckon with weather

Jul. 23, 2021 at 4:20 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The higher temperatures soared and the longer between rains in Western Canada, the lower the yield projections for most crops — and drought-tolerant durum wheat is no exception. With bids already elevated due to a downturn in potential new-crop supply, the price of durum could rise even higher. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

Jul. 23, 2021 at 4:13 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are continuing their ongoing rise as heat and dryness cover the region. “For feed wheat (on Tuesday), I finally got a bid of $10 per bushel, which is really an amazing bid,” said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Oat crop across Western Canada ‘not stellar’

Jul. 21, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As with most other crops on the Prairies, conditions are “not stellar” for oats, according to Shawna Mathieson, executive director for the Prairie Oat Growers Association. POGA directors from across the region who participated in a recent board meeting had a rather grim outlook on the coming harvest, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm