Insights and Stories on Cereals

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

Nov. 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell slightly for the week ending Nov. 17, following decreases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were down C$3 to C$5 per […]

Durum production seen vulnerable heading into 2018

Nov. 15, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports

Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:36 pm CST

By Reuters

Record weekly canola exports reported

Nov. 10, 2017 at 4:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

Nov. 8, 2017 at 11:00 am CST

By rajendra-jadhav

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

Nov. 6, 2017 at 9:12 am CST

Commodity News Service Canada – Western Canadian producer groups support changes to rail transportation in Canada but vary on support of the latest legislation, Bill C-49. Bill C-49 passed its third reading in the House of Commons Nov. 1 and is now off to the Senate for review. The bill […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feed barley marches ‘lockstep’ with U.S. corn

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:35 am CDT

CNS Canada — Western Canada’s feed barley market continues to trade above the key $200 per tonne mark, taking strength from consistent demand and a lower-sized crop in 2017. “The market has changed (gotten stronger) from last year when high-vomitoxin wheat was trading at a discount,” said Jim Beusekom of […]

By Dave Sims

Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway

Nov. 1, 2017 at 1:46 pm CDT

Major Canadian grocery retailers Metro and Loblaw say a federal investigation is underway concerning the pricing of certain commercial bread products. Toronto-based Loblaw and its parent firm, George Weston Ltd., announced Tuesday they’re aware of an “industry-wide investigation” by the federal Competition Bureau concerning a “price-fixing scheme involving certain packaged […]

By Staff

Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim

Oct. 30, 2017 at 8:04 pm CDT

The maker of Cheerios cereal is pulling a controversial “gluten-free” claim from the product’s Canadian packaging starting in 2018, over what it says is a lack of a “consistent” testing protocol for oat products. General Mills announced last week it will remove the “gluten-free” claim from Cheerios sold in Canada […]

By Staff

Canadian barley, wheat futures fade away

Oct. 26, 2017 at 3:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — “If you build it, they won’t always come” turned out to be the case with ICE Futures Canada’s grain contracts, as they were finally delisted Thursday after years of little to no activity. Milling wheat and durum futures were introduced by ICE Futures Canada in 2012 in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin