Insights and Stories on Durum

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather for most of the Prairies, as well as rising wheat prices in the U.S., lifted western Canadian wheat bids, some to more than $400 per tonne, for the week ended July 6. With the exception of thunderstorms and sporadic precipitation in Alberta, dryness persisted across much […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jun. 30, 2023 at 4:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $23.50-$25.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 29, 2023 at 3:34 pm CDT

Related: Organic pricing limited as trade waits on new crop

By OrganicBiz

Jun. 26, 2023 at 7:56 pm CDT

Grain handler Richardson International plans to expand rail car spots at eight Prairie elevators on Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) lines as the railway gears up for longer trains with new higher-volume hopper cars. Winnipeg-based Richardson on Monday announced expanded rail car spots for its elevators at Lacombe, Carseland, Provost […]

By Dave Bedard

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies experienced sharp upticks while gains for durum were much more subdued. A drop in U.S. wheat ratings fueled the upswing in wheat prices, as dry conditions took further hold with approximately 15 per cent of U.S. spring wheat now in drought. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm