Insights and Stories on Cereals

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices soften into fall

Aug. 27, 2020 at 7:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Old-crop feed grain prices are converging with new-crop and coming under some seasonal pressure. “As we get closer to new crop, we’ve been seeing the switch to new-crop prices from old-crop,” said Erin Harakal, a senior trader with Agfinity in Lethbridge. Feed barley prices are around $195-$200 per […]

Manitoba winter wheat, fall rye seeding deadlines extended

Aug. 26, 2020 at 1:51 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Increases for CWRS and CPSR, durum steady

Aug. 21, 2020 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Early harvest pressures Alberta prices

Aug. 20, 2020 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feds to probe complaints of wheat gluten dumping

Aug. 17, 2020 at 3:54 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Prices stabilize following tumultuous week

Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were much more stable for the week ended Thursday than for previous week. After double-digit losses last week, Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat incurred only small losses, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) experienced small gains. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) went […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Options market operator buys last independent U.S. grain exchange

Aug. 14, 2020 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Options exchange operator Miami International Holdings (MIH) will acquire the 139-year-old Minneapolis Grain Exchange, the last independent U.S. grain exchange, the organizations said in a statement on Friday. Best known for its flagship hard red spring wheat futures contracts, the MGEX, founded as the Minneapolis Chamber […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Clearer picture of coming crop means lower prices

Aug. 13, 2020 at 4:49 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending lower recently, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. While there has been some harvest pressure, Motz said “it’s more of an equalization of the crops. “We got through the crunch of July not knowing exactly […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids drop ahead of harvest

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure is already weighing on the Canadian feed barley market, with most end users covered for the time being and waiting for the new crop. “We’re seeing buyers fill up” on barley, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master in Edmonton. Bids were dropping on a daily […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Loonie, U.S. prices trigger steep declines

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly lower for the week ended Thursday. Those includes double-digit losses for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR). Losses in Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were relatively smaller. Pressure came from sharp losses in U.S. markets […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm