Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Jul. 17, 2015 at 8:01 pm CDT

CNS Canada — With canola as the preferred stubble choice into which to seed winter wheat in Western Canada, it’s possible farmers will run into problems seeding this fall due to vast canola reseeding in early June. “The crop insurance said there was over a million acres reseeded (in Manitoba), […]

By Terryn Shiells

Jul. 13, 2015 at 8:39 pm CDT

One claim remaining from an unsuccessful bid at a class action suit by four Prairie farmers, over payouts to producers from the former Canadian Wheat Board, will be the farmers’ basis for a new filing. The four farmers, whose previous proposed class action was dismissed with costs in April by […]

By Staff

Jul. 13, 2015 at 6:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were mixed during the week ended Friday, as prices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan followed U.S. futures lower, but basis levels in Alberta saw some improvements due to unfavourable dry growing conditions. Average CWRS wheat prices were anywhere from […]

By Terryn Shiells

Jul. 8, 2015 at 6:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Weather-related issues ranging from floods to drought have been putting wheat crops at risk globally, bringing potential for prices to move higher. Traders are watching to see how the crop in Canada will shape up, given recent dryness in the West, according to Jonathon Driedger, senior market […]

By Jade Markus

Jul. 6, 2015 at 5:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash bids for western Canadian wheat were mostly higher during the week ended Friday, with gains in U.S. futures providing some support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were anywhere from C$2 per tonne lower to as much as $10 per tonne higher, with bids […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin