Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

NFU claims victory for wheat producers after CGC reversal

Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:46 am CDT

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling a reversal of wheat-grading changes a “tremendous success for farmers,” according to news release, Friday. On Friday morning, the Canadian Grain Commission repealed upcoming grading changes in response to complaints from producer groups. In a news release, the CGC simply stated it was […]

CGC repeals grading changes in response to producer complaints

Jul. 28, 2023 at 11:34 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers Glacier FarmMedia

Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:28 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag

Jul. 27, 2023 at 5:04 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Grain groups find common ground over grading changes

Jul. 27, 2023 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

At Ag in Motion: World may face wheat shortage this year

Jul. 20, 2023 at 8:58 pm CDT

Wheat is finally becoming a “sexy” crop after years of being the ugly duckling, an analyst says. Stephen Nicholson, global grains and oilseeds strategist for Rabobank, said a series of supply-side threats is making things exciting. Canada’s crops are withering in the fields. MarketsFarm is forecasting 30.4 million tonnes of […]

By Sean Pratt

US Grains: wheat futures end firmer amid Black Sea supply worries

Jul. 18, 2023 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures finished stronger on Tuesday after Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa, a day after Moscow quit the Black Sea grain export deal. The strikes diminished some expectations that Russia may still renew the […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Weather, rising futures lift bids

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather for most of the Prairies, as well as rising wheat prices in the U.S., lifted western Canadian wheat bids, some to more than $400 per tonne, for the week ended July 6. With the exception of thunderstorms and sporadic precipitation in Alberta, dryness persisted across much […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Canadian bids drop with U.S. futures

Jun. 30, 2023 at 4:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $23.50-$25.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat vaults higher, durum nudges up

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies experienced sharp upticks while gains for durum were much more subdued. A drop in U.S. wheat ratings fueled the upswing in wheat prices, as dry conditions took further hold with approximately 15 per cent of U.S. spring wheat now in drought. […]