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Agricorp extends Ont. winter wheat deadlines

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 29, 2014

Ontario’s farm program delivery agency has put a seven-day extension on deadlines for seeding and reporting winter wheat acres in the province’s south. Citing “advancements in farm management techniques and hardier varieties of wheat,” Agricorp on Friday announced a new set of deadlines for winter wheat and organic winter spelt. For all fall-seeded crops, the […] Read more

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U.S. says unapproved genetically modified wheat found in Montana

By GFM Network News September 26, 2014

Reuters — Monsanto’s experimental genetically engineered wheat, never approved for sale, has been found growing in a second U.S. state, and regulators said Friday they could not explain how the plants escaped field trials that ended almost a decade ago. About a year after discovery of the company’s unapproved wheat in a single Oregon field […] Read more

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Unusually large Canadian wheat cargo set to unload in France

By GFM Network News September 25, 2014

Paris | Reuters –– An unusually large cargo of Canadian wheat was due to unload at Rouen, northern France, this week, port data showed on Thursday, adding to evidence that buyers are being forced to offset lower quality grain from this year’s French harvest. France usually imports small amounts of high-quality Canadian wheat — used […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Calculators needed to make sense of Prairie wheat bids

By GFM Network News September 23, 2014

CNS Canada — Consistent wheat pricing can still be a struggle to find across Western Canada, two years into the new open market. A lack of consistency can make it difficult to compare pricing from one delivery point to the next, leaving farmers uncertain just how much their wheat is worth. While one elevator may […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Lethbridge cash barley market feeling pressure

By GFM Network News September 23, 2014

CNS Canada — The cash barley market in the strategically important area of Lethbridge, Alta. is under pressure right now because of weather issues and a delayed harvest, industry watchers said. “The market is under a bit of pressure but we’re not getting hit with any great volume yet,” said Allen Pirness, senior trader at […] Read more

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U.S. wheat futures pressured by weak French market

By GFM Network News September 22, 2014

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have fallen to four-year lows, but could have more room to the downside as large global supplies and declining world prices weigh on values. In addition to the ample world supply situation, much of the recent weakness in the U.S. wheat market is tied to a “freefall” in the […] Read more

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Frozen barley crops to push craft beer prices higher

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 22, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Beer prices in North America may rise next year as brewers and maltsters face higher costs after cold, wet weather damaged Canadian barley crops and left farmers and tipplers crying in their beer. Canada, the world’s second-biggest exporter of malting barley, was already harvesting its smallest crop since 1968, before a […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Wheat bids slide with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News September 22, 2014

Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved down across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, as continued losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. The highest CWRS prices were still available in Manitoba, but average bids in the province declined by $8 from the previous week, coming in at roughly […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. spring wheat protein premiums soar after wet, cool summer

By GFM Network News September 16, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Cash prices for top quality U.S. hard red spring wheat are soaring as the rain-delayed harvest throws up lower-than-average protein levels, and traders and analysts said outsized premiums are likely to continue for months. Farmers are expecting the largest harvest in four years as wet, cool weather swells yields. But that […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat bids down again

By GFM Network News September 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved down by an average of $2 to $5 per tonne across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, as large global wheat supplies weighed on the North American market. The highest CWRS prices were still available in Manitoba, but average bids in […] Read more

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