Insights and Stories on Wheat

Western Canadian wheat bids mixed as loonie retreats from highs

Nov. 1, 2019 at 1:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Oct. 31. Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS) was lower, while Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) was steady to lower. Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) was steady to higher. The Canadian dollar dropped almost a half cent […]

Organic price quotes: Late October

Nov. 1, 2019 at 10:38 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Quality premiums, discounts to widen in organic crops post-harvest

Nov. 1, 2019 at 10:38 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain prices a mixed bag

Nov. 1, 2019 at 9:08 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.

Western Canadian wheat bids mostly lower

Oct. 28, 2019 at 10:12 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Alberta farmers well ahead of last year’s pace

Oct. 28, 2019 at 9:00 am CDT

With decent weather, Alberta farmers made good harvest progress for the week ended Oct. 22, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report issued Oct. 25. Province-wide progress vaulted from just under 59 per cent for the week ended Oct. 15 to almost 74.5 per cent. That said the overall […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Australia drought cuts IGC global wheat crop outlook

Oct. 25, 2019 at 10:03 am CDT

London | Reuters – The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for global wheat production in the 2019/20 season as the outlook for Australia’s crop dimmed. In its monthly update, the inter-governmental body cut its global wheat production projection by 2 million tonnes to 762 million tonnes. […]

By Nigel Hunt

Crop, field conditions to determine what’s feed

Oct. 24, 2019 at 3:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Given the difficult conditions grain farmers have contended with in 2019, especially the cold, wet conditions that’s drawing out the harvest, it’s hard to say how much wheat and barley will end up as feed, according to one broker. “I really think we don’t know what to expect. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended flat on Wednesday as optimism that China would significantly increase U.S. export purchases after offering to waive tariffs was overshadowed by a lack of confirmed buying and an accelerating U.S. harvest. Corn was also flat on harvest pressure and limited demand, while […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on hopes of fresh export sales to China after Beijing gave major crushers waivers to import U.S. soybeans without retaliatory tariffs. Futures, however, drifted from early highs as new export deals failed to materialize and as farmers took advantage of […]

By Karl Plume