Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Jun. 15, 2015 at 7:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canadian wheat dropped during the week ended Friday, as the combination of a rising Canadian dollar and dropping U.S. futures weighed on prices across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12-$16 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 10, 2015 at 8:03 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Iraq has re-taken control of some grain silos previously seized by Islamic State, but most of the grain held cannot be used as militants aim to destroy sites when retreating, a senior grain official said Tuesday. Islamic State, the breakaway al Qaeda group, which declared an […]

By Jonathan Saul

Jun. 8, 2015 at 7:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat climbed sharply during the week ended Friday, as a rally in U.S. futures pulled bids up across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12 to $19 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $218 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 1, 2015 at 4:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for wheat on the Prairies were weaker during the week ended Friday, as a sharp drop in U.S. wheat futures weighed on prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$1 to $11 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about $204 per […]

By Terryn Shiells

May. 29, 2015 at 6:08 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia approved the launch of a new wheat export tax from July 1, which traders say could threaten profits on advance contracts for the new crop if the rouble weakens in coming months. Russia’s government said Friday that the new tax was intended to stop exports […]

By Reuters