Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

May. 23, 2014 at 3:37 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Milling wheat and durum contracts offered by ICE Futures Canada have not seen any actual trade in over a year, and it’s been five months since feed barley last had any open interest — but the exchange isn’t ready to give up on the grain contracts just […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 21, 2014 at 11:09 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Tuesday, following sharp losses seen in U.S. wheat futures markets. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […]

By Terryn Shiells

May. 12, 2014 at 6:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were slightly lower during the week ending Monday. The week also marked the return of Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat spot bids at many elevators, after only offering prices for deferred delivery for an extended period […]

By Terryn Shiells

May. 7, 2014 at 6:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Seeding of spring wheat in North Dakota and Montana continued to be very slow during the week ended May 4, due to ongoing cool, wet conditions, a report from the North Dakota Wheat Commission said. As of Sunday, only about five per cent of the spring wheat […]

May. 5, 2014 at 6:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved sharply higher during the week ended Monday, following gains seen in U.S. wheat futures. Concerns about persisting drought conditions causing further damage to U.S. winter wheat crops were behind the sharp gains seen in U.S. wheat […]

By Terryn Shiells