Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Sep. 6, 2024 at 9:50 am CDT

Western Canadian wheat bids were mostly higher during the week ended Sept. 5, following the lead of United States wheat futures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the country’s spring wheat harvest to be 70 per cent complete as of the start of September, matching the five-year average and being […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Jun. 14, 2024 at 2:05 pm CDT

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, traders said.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:24 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian wheat bids took a tumble with durum prices having the largest losses during the week ended Oct. 26. U.S. wheat futures were pressured throughout the week as rains fell on winter wheat-growing areas in the country, as well as in Argentina, Ukraine and Australia. Export sales […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:28 am CDT

MarketsFarm – There were sharp increases in durum across Western Canada for the week ended July 27, while spring wheat incurred small to moderate declines. There were gains in Minneapolis spring wheat, while Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts slipped back. At the beginning of the week there were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm