Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

Feb. 6, 2014 at 1:14 pm CST

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan ramped up its purchases of U.S. grains and June-arrival Canadian wheat used for making bread and noodles, in a tender awarded on Thursday, in a move to offset the possibility of extended shipping delays from Canada. Canada’s record canola and wheat harvests have clogged its […]

By Reuters

Feb. 4, 2014 at 5:27 pm CST

CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets are finally seeing a corrective bounce, after declining steadily since October. While how much higher wheat futures can move remains to be seen, the sharp gains this week could be seen as a sign that the downtrend is over for the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 3, 2014 at 3:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRSR) wheat moved lower amid widening basis levels during the week ended Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids, meanwhile, were holding steady. Prices for both varieties failed to follow the U.S. futures markets higher due to continued […]

By Terryn Shiells

Jan. 31, 2014 at 3:08 pm CST

Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing for the second straight day on good demand for U.S. supplies in the early days of a […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Jan. 27, 2014 at 6:10 pm CST

CNS Canada — Western Canadian wheat cash bids were mixed during the week ending Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were down slightly, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) held steady and durum prices were slightly higher. Average spot bids for CWRS at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, […]

By Terryn Shiells