Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record

Aug. 2, 2016 at 9:06 pm CDT

Owners and operators of antique threshing machines unofficially cracked the world record for a threshing bee at a fundraising event Sunday for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Manitoba Agricultural Museum. The Harvesting Hope event, held at the museum site at Austin, about 45 km west of Portage la Prairie, saw […]

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Jul. 20, 2016 at 12:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Jul. 19, 2016 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

Jul. 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Favourable conditions boost Manitoba winter cereals

Jun. 2, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Favourable weather throughout spring and winter has allowed Manitoba’s winter cereals to flourish, according to the head of an industry group. “People are bragging about their fall rye,” said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Manitoba. “Wheat is also excellent.” A relatively warm spring with few […]

By Jade Markus

Pearce: Stripe rust in winter wheat is Ontario’s biggest threat

May. 30, 2016 at 12:18 am CDT

Normally, stripe rust in winter wheat isn’t a huge problem for growers in Eastern Canada, and particularly in Ontario — at least, not at this stage of the growing season — but the 2016 growing season isn’t shaping up to be “normal” either. For now, the immediate challenge before growers […]

By Ralph Pearce

Saskatchewan wheat crop enters crucial phase

May. 13, 2016 at 4:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are raising tensions for wheat growers in Saskatchewan as this year’s crop looks to survive a late blast of winter weather. The mercury dipped below 0 C in Saskatchewan on Thursday morning and Friday morning. Speaking Thursday afternoon, a regional crop specialist with the Saskatchewan […]

By Dave Sims

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

Feb. 16, 2016 at 1:17 pm CST

Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority has rejected a shipment of Canadian wheat, saying it contained traces of the fungus ergot, a trade source said and official documents obtained by Reuters showed. The move by the quarantine authority is the latest in a series of rejections, which […]

By maha-el-dahan

U.S. wheat futures could be scraping bottom

Feb. 11, 2016 at 4:09 pm CST

CNS Canada — A general downtrend in U.S. wheat futures remains in place, with all three markets hitting fresh contract lows over the past week. However, there may not be much more room to the downside, according to an analyst. “The (U.S. Department of Agriculture) reports on Tuesday (Feb. 9) […]