Insights and Stories on Wheat Markets

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Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures

Nov. 9, 2018 at 12:45 pm CST

CNS Canada – Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower for the week ended Nov. 8, following the lead of dropping United States futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5% CWRS) wheat prices were down slightly, falling by less than a dollar to C$2 per tonne, according to price […]

Choppy corn and soy markets expected

Oct. 24, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Wheat futures climbing higher

Jul. 31, 2018 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

Nov. 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Canadian wheat bids decline with U.S. futures, but basis improves

Aug. 4, 2017 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Egypt’s GASC cancels wheat tender as ergot policy bites

Aug. 31, 2016 at 7:56 pm CDT

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s ability to buy wheat from abroad while demanding zero ergot fungus in shipments was dealt a serious blow on Wednesday, with state grain buyer GASC cancelling its tender after receiving just one offer. It was the country’s first tender to purchase wheat since it […]

By Eric Knecht maha-el-dahan

Russia muscling into rivals’ wheat markets

Aug. 25, 2016 at 1:38 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia is muscling in on the markets of its European and North American competitors as it overtakes the European Union to become the world’s biggest wheat exporter for the first time. Russia is expecting a record crop in the 2016-17 marketing season, which began on July […]

By Polina Devitt

Egypt prosecutor says some local wheat bought on paper only

Jul. 14, 2016 at 12:55 pm CDT

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt’s general prosecutor said on Thursday some local wheat was bought by the government in paper transactions only and not physically delivered, the first public statement by his office on the matter since fraud allegations surfaced last month. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, launched a […]

By Reuters

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with dry weather

May. 9, 2016 at 3:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada improved during the week ended Friday, with prices receiving support from dry weather conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Weakness in the Canadian dollar, which fell from the US80-cent mark to the mid-77-cent range between April 29 and Friday, added to […]

By Dave Sims

Minneapolis leads U.S. wheat futures trifecta

May. 3, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis wheat prices are gaining on those at other U.S. futures markets, as traders expect reduced acres this year. But the opposite is true for the Kansas City exchange as the expectation of high production weighs, and Chicago markets are moving on technical trading. Minneapolis Grain Exchange […]

By Jade Markus

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