Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

ICE Canada canola futures eased in early trading on Wednesday, pressured by some recent farmer sales, traders said. * Losses in U.S. soybean futures added further pressure to the market. * A weaker Canadian dollar, which boosts export interest, kept declines in check. * Scouts on Cereal’s North America Canadian […]

By Reuters

Jul. 30, 2014 at 2:45 pm CDT

CNS– The development of canola was clearly at varying stages of development in east central and southeast Saskatchewan during the third day of a crop tour organized by CWB (formerly the Canadian Wheat Board). On July 30, participants took a circuitous tour starting in Yorkton, then going northwest to Melfort, […]

By Dave Sims

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:28 pm CDT

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures fell 2.8 per cent to fresh contract lows on Tuesday due to plentiful global supplies as well as strong competition on the export market, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also fell as forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest next week alleviated concerns about dry conditions […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jul. 28, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

  Canada will carryover more grain than usual when the crop year ends July 31, but analysts say it may be less than some people think. That mountain of Western grain created from a record harvest last fall, combined with poor rail service until spring, is being whittled away. In […]

By Allan Dawson

Jul. 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

Average bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat firmed slightly during week ended July 28, despite slight losses seen in the connected U.S. wheat futures markets, as basis levels improved at many locations. On July 28, average spot bids for 13.5% CWRS across […]

By Terryn Shiells