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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Red spring wheat bids ease as basis widens

By GFM Network News October 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat eased during the week, despite a firmer tone in U.S. futures, as basis levels widened in many areas of Western Canada. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids increased, however, amid improving basis levels. Average CPSR bids were down by 15 cents to […] Read more

Barley, Features

ICE barley futures contracts

ICE Futures Canada’s president is confident barley buyers and sellers will benefit from new contracts

By Andrea Hilderman October 14, 2014

Something that has been around for over 100 years can hardly be called new, however, the ICE Futures Canada barley contract might be seen that way. Since the first barley contact was established on what was originally the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, it has seen several changes to reflect prevailing market conditions, domestic legislation and global […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Prairie malt barley crop’s quality still up in air

By GFM Network News October 9, 2014

CNS Canada — Questions are being asked over how much barley in Western Canada will be good enough to meet malting standards in 2014-15. This year’s crop was already going to be smaller than last year’s, said Brian Otto, past-president with the Western Barley Growers Association. Statistics Canada estimated overall barley production at 7.2 million […] Read more

End-users such as pasta processors seeking top-drawer durum wheat may not find enough supplies, even at higher prices, due to quality issues with the current crop. (ILovePasta.org)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Tighter supplies of higher-quality durum boosting bids

By GFM Network News October 8, 2014

CNS Canada — Tight European supplies of high-quality durum are boosting North American prices for the grain — but there are also quality issues with the Canadian and U.S. crops limiting how much durum will actually be sold at those stronger prices. “There is a very large durum program to northern Europe this year,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat prices up as U.S. futures move higher

By GFM Network News October 6, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by strengthening U.S. futures and improving basis levels for some classes of wheat. CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring) prices were up between C$10 and $16 compared to a week ago, with the best pricing opportunities still […] Read more

Crops, Features, Spring Wheat

Wheat gluten strength concerns buyers

International buyers still concerned after Canadian wheat showed poor gluten strength in 2012

By Julienne Isaacs October 3, 2014

In 2012, international buyers of Canadian wheat registered complaints about the crop’s poor gluten strength, according to Dave Hatcher, a research scientist with the Canadian Grain Commission. 2013 presented less of a problem, but even into 2014, buyers are still concerned about the overall crop quality. Several factors impact gluten strength. Weather, variety and growing conditions […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Features

Markets for barley in 2014

Logistic troubles and a declining domestic feed market spell trouble for barley growers

By Bob Cuthbert October 2, 2014

What a difference a year can make! Big yields in many of the key grain-and oilseed-producing countries have pressured prices for several months. Total world grain and oilseed production is up about eight per cent while barley production will actually be down 10 million tonnes to 135 MT. However, two big U.S. corn crops in […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan, Korea can stop GMO testing, U.S. wheat group chief says

By GFM Network News October 2, 2014

Reuters — Japan and South Korea are continuing to test the U.S. wheat they buy to make sure the grain is not contaminated with an experimental version developed by Monsanto, but could soon stop the practice, the head of a U.S. wheat association said Thursday. The two countries, which are among the top purchasers of […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia surprises peers with early wheat export market exit

By GFM Network News October 1, 2014

London/Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat has made a surprise early exit from key global export markets, despite the country’s near-record crop, after domestic prices rose in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. With a bumper crop and the rouble close to historic lows, Russia could reasonably be expected to actively supply wheat to key […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS bids up with improving basis

By GFM Network News September 29, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many areas as quality problems and slow harvest progress remain a concern for the Canadian spring wheat crop. The highest CWRS prices were still available in […] Read more

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