Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

Chicago wheat futures drop to fill chart gap

Jun. 6, 2014 at 3:23 am CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures posted some big gains over the past three months, but now find themselves right back where they started and could be due for more weakness as the futures have filled a gap on the charts. CBOT wheat futures gapped higher on March 3, as […]

Prairie wheat bids continue to slide

Jun. 2, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie wheat bids drift lower with U.S. futures

May. 27, 2014 at 12:24 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Don’t write off ICE Canada’s grain futures just yet

May. 23, 2014 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie wheat cash bids down with sharply lower U.S. futures

May. 21, 2014 at 11:09 am CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Prairie CWRS prices down slightly, CPSR spot bids return

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

Spring wheat seeding still delayed in N.D.

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 […]

Prairie CWRS wheat bids up sharply with U.S. futures

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

U.S. wheat futures still rising, but ‘getting tired’

May. 5, 2014 at 6:06 am CDT

CNS Canada –– All three U.S. futures markets climbed higher over the past week, rising to some of their best levels of the year. There is some more room to the upside, but further gains may be short-lived, according to an analyst. “Wheat is getting tired,” said Randy Martinson of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Average CWRS wheat bids rise above $200 a tonne

Apr. 30, 2014 at 2:58 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher, breaking back above $200 per tonne, during the week ended Monday. Improving basis levels and spillover support from the gains seen in Minneapolis spring wheat futures helped to lift prices. Average spot bids for CWRS […]

By Terryn Shiells