Insights and Stories on Cereals

Gaza farmers return to lands along volatile Israeli border

Feb. 5, 2020 at 2:22 pm CST

Gaza | Reuters — Returning to his fields for the first time in 14 years, Palestinian farmer Naser Abu Isaeed surveyed the toll taken by conflict on formerly productive soil. “I saw an empty area full of holes and dry weeds,” said Abu Isaeed, who once grew fruit on the […]

Rye production likely won’t increase in 2020

Feb. 5, 2020 at 10:19 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

Feb. 3, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Prairie cash wheat: Bids fall with U.S. futures

Jan. 31, 2020 at 9:19 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Rally likely to end soon

Jan. 30, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

IGC calls for more wheat despite lowering global forecast

Jan. 29, 2020 at 7:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At close to 1.03 billion tonnes, there’s going to be more wheat in the world in 2019-20 than in the previous marketing year, according to the latest outlook from the International Grains Council (IGC). The London-based organization released its report on Jan. 23, in which it revised its […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids generally higher

Jan. 25, 2020 at 12:47 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were up for CWRS and CPSR, while durum (CWAD) bids were mostly higher. The Canadian dollar was down by more than a half cent during the week. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Temperatures rise, Prairie bids cool down

Jan. 24, 2020 at 1:18 am CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in southern Alberta are cooling down as temperatures warm up after a bitter cold spell earlier in the month. After dealing with temperatures in the -20 C to -34 C range over much of the week ended Jan. 17, conditions in the key Lethbridge feeding […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Tighter supplies, solid demand underpin durum bids

Jan. 20, 2020 at 4:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Tighter global supplies are keeping the Canadian durum market well supported this winter, with firmer prices likely when the Port of Thunder Bay reopens for the spring. “We’re seeing a very strong export demand for durum,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations for Swiss-based GAP S.A. Grains […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly lower

Jan. 17, 2020 at 5:24 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly lower for the week ended Friday. Losses were observed in Canada Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR), with durum (CWAD) slightly higher. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by about 50 cents […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm