Insights and Stories on Wheat Prices

Prairie wheat bids mixed with choppy loonie

Dec. 4, 2017 at 7:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Friday, as the Canadian dollar saw wide price swings during the course of the week. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down […]

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

Nov. 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch

Jun. 29, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

May. 30, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Weather woes buoy U.S. wheat futures

May. 3, 2017 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low

Jan. 12, 2017 at 12:56 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers slashed their winter wheat plantings to the lowest in more than a century as supplies of the grain ballooned to a 29-year high, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday. USDA also dialed back its harvest estimates for the U.S. soybean and corn crops but […]

By Mark Weinraub

EU wheat rises ahead of U.S. elections, USDA report

Nov. 8, 2016 at 4:05 pm CST

Paris/Reuters – European wheat prices rose in the wake of Chicago on Tuesday in a broader rise across international markets which increasingly anticipated the victory of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Presidential elections. Traders also pointed to short covering and technical buying ahead of the election results and […]

By Staff

Prairie wheat bids tick downward

Aug. 2, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada recorded minor losses during the week ended Friday. The declines were traced to weakness in U.S. futures and some minor strengthening in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down $3 […]

By Dave Sims

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

Commodity News Service Canada – U.S. wheat futures are trading just above their weakest levels in 10 years, but the lows may be in for the time being as funds are already holding large short positions and attention turns to problems with the European crop. “We’re really just following the EU,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie wheat bids tick down slightly

May. 30, 2016 at 5:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada softened slightly during the week ended Friday, as gains in the Canadian dollar put pressure on values. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down 50 cents to $1, with the exception of southern […]