Insights and Stories on Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures

Mar. 4, 2023 at 12:38 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted losses during the week ended Thursday, underpinned as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.50-$8.10 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures end week strong

Mar. 3, 2023 at 8:38 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on technical bounce

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:09 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat futures bounce after declines

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:11 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Crop, livestock prices offset reduced marketings in 2022

Feb. 28, 2023 at 8:19 pm CST

New full-year data on Canada’s farm cash receipts in calendar 2022 show how increased commodity prices last year more than offset the drop in quantities sold. Statistics Canada on Tuesday released figures showing Canadian farm cash receipts in 2022 at $94.9 billion, up 14.1 per cent from 2021, including crop […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn hits lowest since August

Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in more than six months on Tuesday and soybean and wheat futures also dropped on a round of end-of-month liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans notched the biggest declines, with the most-active contract falling 2.2 per cent, […]

By Mark Weinraub

Organic price quotes: Late February

Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:58 pm CST

[RELATED] Prices for organic grains steady to lower

By OrganicBiz

Prices for organic grains steady to lower

Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:58 pm CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Prices for organic grains in Canada have largely been steady to lower during February, according to several traders. They said supplies are rather plentiful due to a decent harvest in 2022 – especially on the Prairies. “Most everyone is covered for the next several […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Wheat hits lowest since September 2021

Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.6 per cent to their lowest level since September 2021 on Monday as rain across key growing areas during the weekend boosted harvest prospects for the U.S. crop, traders said. Optimism that the deal allowing grain shipments from Black […]

By Mark Weinraub