Insights and Stories on K.C. Wheat

Feb. 23, 2024 at 9:51 pm CST

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Feb. 23 as choppy activity in the United States futures spilled into the cash market.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 16, 2024 at 10:29 am CST

United States wheat futures hit new contract lows and pressured Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Feb. 15.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Feb. 9, 2024 at 9:35 am CST

Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended Feb. 8. While there were moderate declines in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, there were sharper losses for Canadian Western Amber Durum.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 29, 2024 at 11:37 am CST

Managed money fund traders only made small adjustments to their large net short position in canola futures during the week ended Jan. 23, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 26, 2024 at 11:20 am CST

The relatively low prices created some interest in the export market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported net wheat export sales of 451,400 tonnes in its weekly report on Jan. 25, down 36 per cent from the previous week but up 45 per cent from the four-week average. Recent severe cold weather in the northwestern U.S. Plains may have also caused some crop damage.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm