Insights and Stories on Wheat Prices

May. 25, 2015 at 2:44 pm CDT

Tikhoretsk | Reuters — Russian wheat export prices rose last week following an increase in global benchmarks and concerns over dry and hot weather in the European part of Russia, analysts said. Russia, one of the world’s big wheat exporters, competes with other global suppliers, including France, where Western European […]

By Reuters

May. 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Relative strength in the feed wheat market in Western Canada compared to milling wheat is making feed channels a more attractive option for some growers with lower-end milling wheat left to sell. “Right now, feed is pretty well on par with a lot of the base milling-grade […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 15, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia lifted its duty on wheat exports on Friday to help domestic producers and the government said the move would boost overseas sales by one million tonnes. One of the world’s major wheat exporters, Russia initially imposed the tax from Feb. 1 until June 30 to […]

By Vladimir Soldatkin

Apr. 30, 2015 at 7:28 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat prices may rise in coming weeks when the government removes an export tax, set earlier this year to cool food inflation, SovEcon agriculture analysts said Thursday. Russia will take a decision by mid-May on removing the tax ahead of schedule and will set up […]

By Reuters