Insights and Stories on Wheat

Russia’s domestic wheat prices decline due to export curbs

Jan. 16, 2015 at 2:55 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s domestic wheat prices have declined since the start of the year as the government has curbed exports with informal limits ahead of the introduction of an official export tax, analysts said on Friday. Russia, expected to be the world’s fourth-largest wheat exporter this year, imposed […]

Egypt says wheat stocks enough to last until early May

Jan. 9, 2015 at 11:55 am CST

By Reuters

China expected to boost imports of protein-rich wheat

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

By Naveen Thukral Niu Shuping

Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures

Jan. 5, 2015 at 4:36 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Iraq buys 200,000 tonnes hard wheat from Canada, U.S., Australia

Dec. 29, 2014 at 4:59 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from rally fuelled by Russia export worries

Dec. 24, 2014 at 12:44 pm CST

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Wednesday, with wheat dropping by 4 per cent in a setback from a rally fuelled by concerns over Russian export restrictions. The market extended a retreat from gains last week amid talk that Russia, expected to be the world’s fourth-largest exporter this year, won’t impose […]

By Tom Polansek

CME Group imposes rare halt on wheat futures trading

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group briefly halted electronic trading in U.S. wheat futures overnight on Thursday, after prices sank 1.6 per cent in one second as concerns about Russian export curbs roiled the market. The 10-second pause represented only the fourth time this year that the world’s largest futures […]

By Tom Polansek

Recent mild spell seen hurting Prairie winter wheat

Dec. 17, 2014 at 7:13 pm CST

CNS Canada — Recent milder weather seen in Western Canada was unfavourable for winter wheat crops and has left the crops more vulnerable to winterkill. “The major impact is that it melted some of the snow cover that the winter wheat had, and in a lot of cases now some […]

By Terryn Shiells

CWRS wheat bids edge up across Prairies

Dec. 15, 2014 at 7:51 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat edged up by a dollar per tonne on average during the week ended Friday. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price rose to just under $234 per tonne, from $233 the previous week. Gains were similar across the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

UAE-Egypt alliance expands to desert wheat venture

Dec. 9, 2014 at 11:50 am CST

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt and two companies from its strong backer United Arab Emirates have embarked on an ambitious plan to grow wheat in the desert that could boost the Cairo government’s credibility if successful. Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, has long aspired to become self-sufficient in […]

By Maggie Fick maha-el-dahan