Insights and Stories on Durum Wheat

Apr. 26, 2024 at 4:32 pm CDT

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 28, 2024 at 2:45 pm CDT

Western Canadian bids for Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) and durum wheat were higher, but there were declines in Canadian Western Red Spring prices during the period of March 21 to 27.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Jan. 5, 2024 at 2:25 pm CST

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the first week of 2024, as losses in the United States futures more than countered the supportive influence of a weaker Canadian dollar.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:23 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese state-run food group COFCO Group said it had imported Canadian durum wheat for the first time for processing into flour, a departure from China’s usual practice of importing finished durum flour or pasta. “This direct import of durum wheat has enriched the structure of China’s […]

By Reuters

Jul. 14, 2023 at 11:23 am CDT

This week MarketsFarm’s Bruce Burnett talks with editor Gord Gilmour about why one crop’s getting hit particularly hard by the drought hammer this season, on both sides of the international border.