Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

Aug. 12, 2014 at 11:42 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop […]

By Ros Krasny

Aug. 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were stronger during the week ended Monday, as improving basis levels more than compensated for declines in U.S. futures. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Aug. 7, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Canadian durum crop is currently seeing a wide range in both crop quality and prices. “It looks like the prices are quite volatile,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of GAP SA Grains and Produits in Winnipeg. “They are quite variable between $7 per bushel to $8.50 per […]

By Marney Blunt

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were stronger during the week ended Tuesday, with improving basis levels and strength in U.S. futures behind the rise. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […]

By Terryn Shiells

Aug. 5, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Kiev/Moscow | Reuters — Ukraine is set to produce more wheat for animal feed and less higher grade bread-making grain this year, as rain damage has shifted the global exporter’s quality balance, traders and analysts said. The altered backdrop is seen heaping further pressure on global prices, while also signalling […]

By Pavel Polityuk, Polina Devitt