Insights and Stories on Cereals

Nov. 4, 2015 at 4:15 pm CST

Beijing/Reuters – China’s ruling Communist Party has for the first time proposed to let land lie fallow in some areas to ease pressure on exhausted water and land resources while grain stocks are near record levels, state media reported on Wednesday. After years of excessive cultivation and bumper grain harvests, […]

By Dominique Patton, Niu Shuping

Sep. 25, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

Many farmers have a reasonably good handle on canola basis. When it comes to wheat basis, though, most producers are finding a very complex beast. That’s the clear-cut message from two of Manitoba’s leading commodity experts when asked for insight for producers managing basis risk. “Farmers understand canola,” said Mike […]

By Duncan Morrison

May. 8, 2015 at 9:41 am CDT

Since my last two articles on wheat basis calculations I have had some interesting conversations with producers and industry people alike. One call in particular from a gentleman who works in the grain industry in Eastern Canada was very enlightening. Apparently my article was forwarded to him by one of […]

By Brian Wittal