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Firm loonie cuts into Prairie spring wheat bids

By GFM Network News February 1, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as continued strength in the Canadian dollar more than countered any support from advances in U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3 to $5 per tonne over the week, according to […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

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Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

By GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Reuters — One Egyptian official’s tough stance on wheat imports carrying a fungus that wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages is baffling global grain traders and putting a spotlight on policy-making disarray in the world’s biggest purchaser of the commodity. Alarm bells began ringing in Egypt when a 63,000-tonne wheat shipment from France arrived in […] Read more

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Russia said considering export duties for corn, barley

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia’s agriculture ministry is considering introducing an export duty for corn and barley, Russian news agency Interfax reported Wednesday, citing First Deputy Minister Evgenii Gromyko. “We will discuss this question,” he said. Gromyko added that the question was planned to be discussed at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, […] Read more

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Heavy producer selling pressures durum

By GFM Network News January 26, 2016

CNS Canada –– Canadian durum prices are being pressured by heavy producer deliveries, according to one analyst, while demand is lagging last year’s pace. The durum market is being weighed on by larger-than-expected producer deliveries throughout January, said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian office for Swiss-based grain trader GAP SA Grains and Produits. “I […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

By GFM Network News January 25, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as volatile activity in the Canadian dollar caused basis levels to soften. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery […] Read more

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Ardent’s Illinois flour mills reopened

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 22, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Ardent Mills, the largest U.S. flour miller, said operations resumed on Thursday at its mill at Chester, Illinois, that had been closed since Dec. 29 due to near-record flooding on the Mississippi River. Mill staff “have gone ‘above and beyond’ to conduct extensive cleaning and sanitizing to return the mill back […] Read more

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Feed barley market steady, gains expected in spring

By GFM Network News January 19, 2016

CNS Canada — The feed barley market is holding relatively steady in Alberta early in the New Year, but advances are expected looking ahead to the spring. “There has been a fair bit of selling (over the past few weeks) but that hasn’t really pressured prices down any further,” said Jared Seitz of grain brokerage […] Read more

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Falling loonie boosts Prairie spring wheat bids

By GFM Network News January 18, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as declines in the Canadian dollar helped basis levels improve. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to as much as C$5 per tonne higher over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

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Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Come Aug. 1, Western Canada will get a new ninth milling wheat class, Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), that’s expected to open up opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes. U.S. Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin […] Read more

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Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

By GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Reuters — Egypt’s supply ministry moved to clarify rules on wheat imports on Thursday, saying it would allow shipments with traces of the grain fungus ergot to enter the country. Wheat traders have been concerned that uncertainty over payment and inspection terms in Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, would dampen export demand. The problem […] Read more

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