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Calculators needed to make sense of Prairie wheat bids

Sep. 23, 2014 at 6:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Consistent wheat pricing can still be a struggle to find across Western Canada, two years into the new open market. A lack of consistency can make it difficult to compare pricing from one delivery point to the next, leaving farmers uncertain just how much their wheat is […]

Wheat bids slide with U.S. futures

Sep. 22, 2014 at 12:54 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Late harvest to hurt Prairie winter wheat seeding

Sep. 15, 2014 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Prairie wheat bids follow U.S. futures lower

Sep. 8, 2014 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

GRAINS: Nearby soy rallies on low old-crop supply; MGEX wheat jumps

Aug. 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Prairie winter wheat harvest to ‘drag on’

Aug. 12, 2014 at 9:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The winter wheat harvest is underway in some parts of the Prairies, but because of variable conditions, activities are expected to ‘drag on’ this year. “Some people are saying some of it may run into the spring crops,” said Jake Davidson of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, […]

By Terryn Shiells

USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production

Aug. 12, 2014 at 11:42 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop […]

By Ros Krasny

Winter wheat harvest underway in central Man.

Aug. 6, 2014 at 12:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The winter wheat harvest is underway in Manitoba, with farmers starting to combine the crop in the central region during the week ended Tuesday. The latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development cited preliminary results showing average yields of about 60 bushels an acre […]

GRAINS: U.S. soy drops on rain forecasts; wheat rises on export hopes

Aug. 1, 2014 at 3:07 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest added to expectations the crop should pass through key stages of development without stress, traders said. “Weather forecasts continue to trend more and more beneficial as we enter the key soy development month,” said […]

By Mark Weinraub

GRAINS: Soybeans, wheat firm on strong exports; corn weakens on weather

Jul. 31, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on signs that demand will keep domestic supplies tight until harvest, while corn weakened due to forecasts for more crop-boosting rain in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. “The beans firmed up due to some speculators taking advantage of the weakness earlier in light of […]