Insights and Stories on Pasta

China’s COFCO says it imported Canadian durum for first time

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 […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures underpinned for now

Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

North America’s millers, bakers scramble to satisfy bread binge

Mar. 23, 2020 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps to one-month top

Mar. 23, 2020 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Solid demand, logistics underpin durum bids

Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

Nov. 14, 2018 at 7:01 pm CST

Milan | Reuters — Food group Barilla said on Wednesday it had presented an offer to buy the second-largest pasta plant in Italy from domestic rival Pasta Zara to boost its production capacity. Family-owned Pasta Zara has started court proceedings to get creditor protection after its debt spiralled out of […]

By Reuters

Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

Aug. 16, 2018 at 5:36 pm CDT

CNS Canada — With the durum wheat harvest rapidly approaching in Western Canada, many analysts wonder how the dry conditions and extreme heat will affect yields. Yet there is one aspect about this year’s crop they already know. Increased seeded acreage this spring, and market access problems hindering longer-term durum […]

By Terry Fries

Canada to probe claims of Turkish pasta dumping

Jan. 1, 2018 at 3:41 pm CST

Three Canadian makers of dry wheat pasta have got their wish for a probe into whether competing products from Turkey are being dumped into the Canadian market. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Tuesday it has launched an investigation into whether certain pasta products originating in or exported from […]

By Staff

High-quality durum still top of mind for buyers

Nov. 22, 2017 at 7:49 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Following two years of varying qualities for Canadian durum, the world still wants higher-quality grain, according to Rhyl Doyle. “The world still wants (No. 1) CWAD and last year although the profile was mostly (No. 3) CWAD, they still wanted 1 CWAD. So there are […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Italy demands origin labels for pasta, rice

Jul. 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

Rome | Reuters — All packets of pasta and rice sold in Italy will have to include labels of origin showing where the produce was grown, the government ruled on Thursday, a move aimed at protecting local farmers. The agriculture and industry ministers signed a decree ordering the new labelling […]