Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

Prairie cash wheat: Prices fall back, more so for CWRS, CPSR

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:15 am CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices across the Prairies lost ground during the week ended Nov. 23, with Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats incurring larger declines than those for durum. Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat futures pulled back during the week, but Chicago nudged up a little. […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids ease off

Nov. 20, 2023 at 12:45 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Bids up in early November

Nov. 10, 2023 at 7:18 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Weaker U.S. values pull down Canadian prices

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:50 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids book week of losses

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:24 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Oct. 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as gains in U.S. futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $5-$10.20 per tonne across the Prairies, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Most bids lower

Oct. 13, 2023 at 9:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were lower in Manitoba, but higher in the rest of the Prairies, while those for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat also went down during the week ended Thursday. U.S. wheat futures declined for […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices

Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:06 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from losses a day earlier, as ethanol feedstock enjoyed a boost from a rise in energy prices that also lifted soyoil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, and K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit […]

By Zachary Goelman

Prairie cash wheat: Harvest pressure, falling U.S. futures weigh on bids

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as seasonal harvest pressure and losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $5.30-$8 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids mixed, durum lower

Sep. 18, 2023 at 3:11 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for Western Canadian spring wheat were on both sides of unchanged while those for durum were lower for the week ended Thursday. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its model-based principal field crop production estimates on Thursday, presenting a tightening wheat crop compared to that from 2022-23. All-wheat production […]

By Adam Peleshaty