Insights and Stories on Cereals

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

Jun. 6, 2017 at 5:56 pm CDT

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court has decided to reinstate a zero tolerance policy on common grain fungus ergot, lawyers on the case told Reuters on Tuesday, plunging trade with the world’s largest wheat importer back into uncertainty. Egypt last year scrapped a ban on ergot in grain imports […]

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

Jun. 5, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

Jun. 5, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

May. 30, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

May. 27, 2017 at 2:34 pm CDT

By Staff

Lower North American durum acres keep attention on yields

May. 24, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

CNS Canada — North America’s smaller durum acreage base in 2017 could give prices a boost later in the growing season, depending on how yields shape up for the new crop, according to a U.S. analyst. Disease issues in 2016 and better projected returns for other crops in 2017 are […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

MGEX spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

May. 18, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Concerns over poor-quality North American wheat crops have seen the Minneapolis spring wheat premium widen over Kansas City winter wheat — and that spread could grow even larger heading into the summer, according to a U.S. analyst. The nearby MGEX spring wheat contract settled up 3.75 cents […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie oats at tipping point

May. 17, 2017 at 6:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Seeding delays in Western Canada could see more area shift into oats, which need a shorter growing season and minimal inputs compared to other options. However, with many fields still unharvested from last year, a tipping point will eventually be reached when nothing will be seeded at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Give your insect friends a home

May. 12, 2017 at 9:58 am CDT

What do shelterbelts, pivot corners and field margins have in common? No, they’re not unprofitable or “wasted” areas. As natural habitats for beneficial insects, including pollinators and predators of crop pests, those non-cropped areas may be worth their square footage in gold. Alejandro Costamagna, an assistant professor in the University […]

By Julienne Isaacs

Prairie feed wheat, barley at seasonal highs

May. 11, 2017 at 4:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Feed barley and feed wheat appear to be settling into some seasonal highs, according to a market-watcher in Alberta. “Whether it goes up much more remains to be seen,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Between Easter and May long weekend, we’re probably at […]

By Dave Sims