Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

Oct. 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Tight European supplies of high-quality durum are boosting North American prices for the grain — but there are also quality issues with the Canadian and U.S. crops limiting how much durum will actually be sold at those stronger prices. “There is a very large durum program to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 6, 2014 at 5:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by strengthening U.S. futures and improving basis levels for some classes of wheat. CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring) prices were up between C$10 and $16 compared to a week ago, with […]

By Terryn Shiells

Oct. 2, 2014 at 5:27 pm CDT

Reuters — Japan and South Korea are continuing to test the U.S. wheat they buy to make sure the grain is not contaminated with an experimental version developed by Monsanto, but could soon stop the practice, the head of a U.S. wheat association said Thursday. The two countries, which are […]

By Carey Gillam

Oct. 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm CDT

London/Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat has made a surprise early exit from key global export markets, despite the country’s near-record crop, after domestic prices rose in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. With a bumper crop and the rouble close to historic lows, Russia could reasonably be expected to […]

By Polina Devitt, Sarah McFarlane

Sep. 29, 2014 at 6:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many areas as quality problems and slow harvest progress remain a concern for the Canadian spring wheat crop. The highest CWRS […]

By Terryn Shiells