Insights and Stories on Cereals

CWB class-action suit a step closer to litigation

Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm CST

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government and G3, alleging millions of dollars of farmers’ money was improperly used to privatize the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) in 2012, is a step closer to certification and litigation, says Stewart Wells, chair of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board, which […]

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports prices

Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:28 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Grain Farmers of Ontario to wind down wheat pool

Dec. 1, 2020 at 3:59 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Choppy U.S. futures lead to mixed bids

Nov. 27, 2020 at 8:38 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids firm as feeders seek coverage through spring

Nov. 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. farmers seed more winter wheat as grain prices rally

Nov. 24, 2020 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers expanded seedings of winter wheat this autumn for the first time in eight years as strong demand and dry weather in several producing countries fuels higher prices for the grain, farmers and analysts said. Winter wheat, seeded in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids post small gains across most of West

Nov. 21, 2020 at 5:45 am CST

MarketsFarm — Bids were steady to higher this week in Western Canada for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats. Gains in most U.S. wheat markets provided support as strength in the Canadian dollar kept a lid on further gains. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports grain prices

Nov. 19, 2020 at 8:13 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There continues to be a very strong demand for feed grains with large amounts headed for export, according to Saskatoon-based trader Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities. “It’s driven the prices up and made a massive competition between feed for Alberta versus shipping it overseas,” Peterson said, noting China […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Barley trade routes redrawn as China tariff hits Australian farmers

Nov. 16, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

Sydney/Paris | Reuters — Out in Australia’s grain fields, farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest-ever barley crops, after drought-relieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks. Yet the tractors are working under the cloud of a new tariff imposed by China — seen widely […]

By Gus Trompiz Jonathan Barrett

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly lower

Nov. 15, 2020 at 5:57 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses observed in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat was steady to higher. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down […]

By MarketsFarm Team