Cereals & Production Tips

CN to pay WGRF $5.2 million

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 19, 2014

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) says it will receive $5,231,011 from CN Rail for exceeding its revenue entitlement for 2013-14. The Canadian Transportation Agency ruled Dec. 18 that CN has exceeded its maximum revenue entitlement under legislation that caps the revenue it can receive for grain during the crop year. CP was found to […] Read more

Markets, Spring Wheat

Russian grain exporters stop buying

By GFM Network News December 19, 2014

Moscow / Reuters — A Russian grain exporters’ group that accounts for about three-quarters of the country’s shipments said on Friday it had stopped buying for export until domestic prices cool down. The move follows informal government measures to restrict exports as Moscow tackles a currency crisis, including through toughening of quality controls and a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

CME Group imposes rare halt on wheat futures trading

By GFM Network News December 18, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group briefly halted electronic trading in U.S. wheat futures overnight on Thursday, after prices sank 1.6 per cent in one second as concerns about Russian export curbs roiled the market. The 10-second pause represented only the fourth time this year that the world’s largest futures exchange operator has interrupted trading […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Recent mild spell seen hurting Prairie winter wheat

By GFM Network News December 17, 2014

CNS Canada — Recent milder weather seen in Western Canada was unfavourable for winter wheat crops and has left the crops more vulnerable to winterkill. “The major impact is that it melted some of the snow cover that the winter wheat had, and in a lot of cases now some of those fields are bare,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CWRS wheat bids edge up across Prairies

By GFM Network News December 15, 2014

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat edged up by a dollar per tonne on average during the week ended Friday. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price rose to just under $234 per tonne, from $233 the previous week. Gains were similar across the rest of the Prairies, with […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russian export uncertainty driving U.S. wheat futures

By GFM Network News December 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Uncertainty over Russian exports has brought some volatility to U.S. wheat markets, with shifting speculation on the country’s intentions a major driver in day-to-day futures trade. “We’ve seen the market see-saw back and forth, with whatever Russia said (influencing) the way the market moved,” said market analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley market quiet, awaiting new year

By GFM Network News December 11, 2014

CNS Canada –– The feed barley market is in the middle of its seasonal slowdown. While demand should pick back up in the New Year, the prices might not have much room to the upside, given ample feed wheat supplies. “If you didn’t look at the calendar, you could still guess it was December,” said […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters, Weather

UAE-Egypt alliance expands to desert wheat venture

By GFM Network News December 9, 2014

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt and two companies from its strong backer United Arab Emirates have embarked on an ambitious plan to grow wheat in the desert that could boost the Cairo government’s credibility if successful. Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, has long aspired to become self-sufficient in its staple food through various […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

New fusarium control on the horizon

Farmers who spray fungicides for fusarium may soon have a new biocontrol to consider

By Julienne Isaacs December 8, 2014

Fusarium head blight is a perennial problem for cereal growers across the Prairies. A fungal disease that can impact many small grain cereals including wheat, rye, barley and oats, fusarium is caused by infection by species of the fungal pathogen Fusarium, and can result in yield losses and reductions in grade and end-use quality. It […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS wheat bids edge down

By GFM Network News December 8, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved lower during the week ended Friday, despite a firmer tone in U.S. futures as basis levels slipped slightly. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price declined to C$234 per tonne, from $236 the previous week. Average losses of $1 to $5 per […] Read more

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