Insights and Stories on Cereals

Proposed transportation legislation gets thumbs up from grain industry

Nov. 3, 2016 at 2:18 pm CDT

It might feel like Christmas came early for grain grower organizations, who have long been calling for reform of grain transportation regulations. The Federal government has promised to introduce legislation in early 2017 that is going to check some items off their wish list. Transport Minister Marc Garneau unveiled the […]

Saskatchewan sets gradual markups for brewers

Oct. 29, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Staff

Ottawa to back P+H’s Hamilton flour mill

Oct. 28, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Staff

Rising feed grain prices set to hit seasonal plateau

Oct. 25, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oat crop quality varies with moisture damage

Oct. 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

Oct. 9, 2016 at 5:17 am CDT

Canada’s visual grading standards for mildew in Prairie milling wheat have been relaxed to reflect what’s now known about the actual quality of affected wheat. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced new mildew guidelines, “effective immediately,” for western Canadian milling wheat classes, to allow for an “increased presence” of […]

By Staff

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

Oct. 4, 2016 at 3:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis spring wheat futures are pulling away from their winter wheat counterparts, as quality issues with the North American spring wheat crop bring in protein premiums, according to an analyst who said there was more room to the upside in spring wheat. Kansas City and Chicago winter […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Iran now self-sufficient in wheat, president says

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:16 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Iran has become self-sufficient in wheat and aims to export wheat in the coming months, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday. “We had a good year that led Iran to stop importing wheat. We are planning to export wheat in the coming months,” Rouhani […]

By Reuters

Malt barley growers face tough questions in soggy Alberta

Sep. 22, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Unseasonably wet conditions in Alberta this year are causing quality concerns for malt barley growers there. Harvest typically begins in late August for many growers, but steady downpours have forced delays across much of the province. “We actually started Sept. 1, but we only got two days […]

By Dave Sims

Egypt cancels zero-ergot wheat policy amid mounting pressure

Sep. 21, 2016 at 12:03 pm CDT

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has reversed its controversial zero-tolerance policy on the common grains fungus ergot, the government said on Wednesday, backtracking on an import regulation that had all but blocked its access to global wheat. Egypt, the world’s largest buyer of wheat, has seen its imports grind to […]

By Reuters