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Saskatchewan’s crops remain in good shape, but are still behind

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 4, 2024

Although crop conditions in Saskatchewan were good, the province’s latest crop report said development continued to fall behind normal for this time of year. Saskatchewan Agriculture pointed to the cooler temperatures and wet conditions as why development has been slower this year.

Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 14, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more

In its latest WASDE report, the USDA held its 2023/24 production numbers for corn with Brazil at 122 million tonnes and Argentina at 53 million. Photo: Thinkstock

Markets

June Supply and Demand report has little effect on grain markets

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 13, 2024

To broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. the June supply and demand reports from the United States Department of Agriculture has little impact on the markets for June 12. “Given the fact we didn’t miss expectations by much in any category, I would say we continue to trade as we have been trading,” Ettner said. […] Read more

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids show small declines

May 31, 2024

Most Western Canadian wheat bids weakened a little during the week ended May 30 as spring wheat continued to be planted and winter wheat began its harvest.

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise

May 17, 2024

Bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat varieties were higher for the week ended May 16. The price rises were mainly due to stronger United States wheat futures and weather concerns at home and abroad.

This map from PrairieFHB.ca shows the FHB risk level for the CPSR wheat variety AAC Penhold, as of May 15. The higher-altitude Prairie-wide map was pretty green (low risk) so we’ve zoomed in here on the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge area of southern Alberta. Yellow denotes “moderate” risk; red denotes “high” risk, while black (not shown) would denote “very high.”

Cereals, Cereals Production Guide, Crops

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk

Prairie-wide, variety-specific FHB risk maps now available online

By Grainews Staff May 16, 2024

Wheat, barley and durum growers in all three Prairie provinces can now check online whether fusarium head blight may be coming soon to a field near them. We’ve written before in these pages about the development and expected launch of new Prairie-wide fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps — which have now gone live online […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace

May 10, 2024

Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.

Crops, Markets

Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace

May 8, 2024

Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

April 26, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the […] Read more

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weaker loonie generates increases

By GFM Network News April 19, 2024

There were small to modest gains in wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Apr. 18. Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum made advances despite losses in the United States wheat complex.

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Winter wheat

Saskatchewan’s crops remain in good shape, but are still behind

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

June Supply and Demand report has little effect on grain markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids show small declines

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk

Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace

Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weaker loonie generates increases

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