Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Oct. 15, 2014 at 3:41 am CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat eased during the week, despite a firmer tone in U.S. futures, as basis levels widened in many areas of Western Canada. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids increased, however, amid improving basis levels. Average CPSR bids were […]

By Terryn Shiells

Oct. 6, 2014 at 5:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by strengthening U.S. futures and improving basis levels for some classes of wheat. CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring) prices were up between C$10 and $16 compared to a week ago, with […]

By Terryn Shiells

Oct. 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm CDT

London/Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat has made a surprise early exit from key global export markets, despite the country’s near-record crop, after domestic prices rose in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. With a bumper crop and the rouble close to historic lows, Russia could reasonably be expected to […]

By Polina Devitt, Sarah McFarlane

Sep. 29, 2014 at 6:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many areas as quality problems and slow harvest progress remain a concern for the Canadian spring wheat crop. The highest CWRS […]

By Terryn Shiells

Sep. 29, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

Ontario’s farm program delivery agency has put a seven-day extension on deadlines for seeding and reporting winter wheat acres in the province’s south. Citing “advancements in farm management techniques and hardier varieties of wheat,” Agricorp on Friday announced a new set of deadlines for winter wheat and organic winter spelt. […]

By Staff