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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: U.S. futures drag on bids

Futures drop to multi-month lows

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MarketsFarm — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) hit multi-month lows, which put pressure on Western Canadian wheat bids, during the week ended Thursday. Despite tighter wheat supplies in the U.S. and worldwide compared to last year, as well as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, wheat futures reached depths which weren’t […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Speculative short position grows in canola

Managed money still net long in soybeans

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MarketsFarm — Speculators in the ICE Futures canola were busy liquidating long positions and adding to the short side of the market during the last week of November. That’s caused the net short position to grow to its largest level in two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

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

Canadian dollar also down on week

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. wheat futures posted losses — although softness in the Canadian dollar did provide some underlying support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.50-$6.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids steady following Ukraine volatility

U.S. wheat futures up on week

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MarketsFarm — A roller-coaster type of week for grain markets, fuelled by the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, ended with slightly higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. As optimism grew over the renewal of Russia’s agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black Sea, wheat futures on the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

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

Loonie down 0.4 U.S. cent on the week

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures and a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2-$4.50 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Prices swing higher on U.S. gains

Canadian dollar down on week

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MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were higher for the week ended Thursday. As Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats had modest upticks, Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) incurred double-digit increases. Gains in the U.S. wheat complex provided support, with a weaker Canadian dollar also underpinning values. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Weaker loonie underpins bids

U.S. wheat futures down on week

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada strengthened during the week ended Thursday, as sharp declines in the Canadian dollar boosted basis levels and more than made up for the bearish influence of softening U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $4.10-$5.40 per tonne […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: External factors raise bids

U.S. wheat futures gain on the week

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MarketsFarm — Despite the usual harvest pressures, western Canadian wheat bids jumped during the week ended Thursday, largely due to geopolitical and macroeconomic factors. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday again raised its key interest rate to combat rising inflation — this time a 75 basis point increase, to 3.25 per cent. The rate hike […] Read more
Larry Penner plans on including winter cereal crops in his rotation for several reasons – it spreads out the workload, benefits wildlife, improves weed control and, at the end of the day, the crops are also profitable.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Benefits of winter crops outweigh the challenges

Depending on seeding conditions, the best approach may be to ‘seed shallow and pray for rain’

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As the calendar rolls around to August and September each year, south-central Alberta farmer Larry Penner finds himself in two time zones — seeding time and harvest time. For a good part of his farming career, Penner has been a believer of including a winter cereal crop in rotation. He says the timing can be […] Read more

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