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Uncertainty over Russia’s wheat export tax seen slowing trade

By GFM Network News June 18, 2015

Moscow/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Uncertainty over Russia’s new wheat export tax is slowing trade activity as traders who have signed forward contracts say they are unsure about how the formula will be implemented. The floating tax formula, to be launched from July 1, is intended to stop exports surging if the rouble drops steeply, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures, rising loonie

By GFM Network News June 15, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canadian wheat dropped during the week ended Friday, as the combination of a rising Canadian dollar and dropping U.S. futures weighed on prices across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12-$16 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about $204 per tonne in north-central […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

ESN helps keep single shoot drill out in the field longer

Fertilizer technology allows farmers to make one pass, putting all the  nitrogen in the seed row at once, and also realizing higher protein values

By Lee Hart June 10, 2015

Dale Wyatt hasn’t become a wholesale convert to ESN fertilizer on his southern Alberta farm, but so far it has allowed him to continue a one-pass direct seeding operation with cereals with his existing single shoot drill, and the controlled release fertilizer has definitely bumped up the protein level in spring wheat. Wyatt, who along […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Nearby spring wheat charts looking bullish

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada — Nearby technical signals for MGEX spring wheat futures in Minneapolis have turned bullish, as prices rallied during the first part of June. However, the market remains rangebound from a longer-term perspective. The July wheat contact in Minneapolis has climbed by 50 cents per bushel since June 1, and settled Tuesday at US$5.8275. […] Read more

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Wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News June 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat climbed sharply during the week ended Friday, as a rally in U.S. futures pulled bids up across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$12 to $19 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $218 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to as […] Read more

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Prairie wheat bids fall as U.S. futures drop sharply

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for wheat on the Prairies were weaker during the week ended Friday, as a sharp drop in U.S. wheat futures weighed on prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$1 to $11 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about $204 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to […] Read more

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New Russian wheat tax puts exporters, traders on edge

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia approved the launch of a new wheat export tax from July 1, which traders say could threaten profits on advance contracts for the new crop if the rouble weakens in coming months. Russia’s government said Friday that the new tax was intended to stop exports surging if the rouble drops […] Read more

A new paper finds nutritional composition of modern wheat is similar to wheat grown in Canada 150 years ago. (Gloria Gingera/University of Saskatchewan photo courtesy CNW Group/Healthy Grains Institute)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Study of CWRS wheats counters diet book’s claims

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — The amount of protein in Canadian wheat has fluctuated little in 141 years, according to the most extensive study of its kind, countering claims that radical changes in the grain are making people sick. Dieters have shunned wheat, the key ingredient in bread, cookies and noodles, since the 2011 bestseller Wheat […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Mother Nature, as usual, holds all the cards for farmers

Farmers are optimistic about the growing season, as long as  the weather doesn’t tip too far either way

By Lee Hart May 25, 2015

While the spring seeding outlook was generally good as of late April, farmers in different parts of the Prairies described being close to feast-or-famine conditions as they planned to get the 2015 crop in the ground. Producers from mid-Saskatchewan and east were hopeful about getting the crop in as long as it didn’t rain, while […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids rise with improving basis

By GFM Network News May 25, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat were stronger during the week ended Friday, as basis levels improved. A firmer tone in U.S. wheat futures was also supportive. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$6-$12 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $204 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $223 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Spring wheat

Uncertainty over Russia’s wheat export tax seen slowing trade

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures, rising loonie

ESN helps keep single shoot drill out in the field longer

Nearby spring wheat charts looking bullish

Wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Prairie wheat bids fall as U.S. futures drop sharply

New Russian wheat tax puts exporters, traders on edge

Study of CWRS wheats counters diet book’s claims

Mother Nature, as usual, holds all the cards for farmers

Prairie wheat bids rise with improving basis

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