Cereals & Production Tips

CPSR wheat bids weaken amid widening basis levels

By GFM Network News February 3, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRSR) wheat moved lower amid widening basis levels during the week ended Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids, meanwhile, were holding steady. Prices for both varieties failed to follow the U.S. futures markets higher due to continued slow movement of the crop […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

U.S. grains: Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening supplies

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 31, 2014

Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing for the second straight day on good demand for U.S. supplies in the early days of a bumper harvest in South America, […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Oats/corn spread narrows in, as oats rise

By GFM Network News January 28, 2014

CNS Canada — Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are currently at their strongest levels relative to corn since 2006, as Canadian logistics issues have caused nearby oats contracts to jump higher while corn values hold steady. The March oats contract gained US16 cents per bushel on Tuesday to close at US$4.1675, only […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Mixed price action seen in Prairie wheat markets

By GFM Network News January 27, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian wheat cash bids were mixed during the week ending Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were down slightly, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) held steady and durum prices were slightly higher. Average spot bids for CWRS at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Richardson joins revamped winter wheat initiative

By GFM Network News January 21, 2014

Grain handler Richardson International has signed on as a partner in a new organization to promote winter wheat acres in the West. Winnipeg-based, privately-held Richardson is joining the Western Winter Wheat Initiative, a new body formed out of the Winter Cereals Sustainability in Action program, set up in 2009. Ducks Unlimited Canada and Bayer CropScience, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids holding steady

By GFM Network News January 20, 2014

Western Canadian wheat cash bids and basis levels were holding steady along with the U.S. futures markets during the week ending Monday. Average spot bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around $160 per tonne ($4.36 per bushel) based on pricing available […] Read more

Steve Peterson says General Mills’ plan to market Original Cheerios as GM-free “is not an indication that we’re going to move everything there.” (Lisa Guenther photo)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

Cheerios maker not taking all products GM-free

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News January 17, 2014

General Mills still supports genetically modified (GM) technology, despite the food company’s move to market Cheerios as free of GM ingredients, a company representative told CropSphere delegates Tuesday in Saskatoon. “From General Mills’ perspective, we want to do what consumers are anticipating and wanting,” Steve Peterson responded when asked about the company’s GM-free Cheerios. Peterson […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

World Wheat News: U.S. futures close higher

By GFM Network News January 16, 2014

Commodity News Service Canada / Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures all closed higher on Thursday, underpinned by ideas that the markets are oversold, industry watchers said. A smaller-than-expected U.S. winter wheat planted area was bullish, as was strong export demand for the U.S. product, brokers said. Reports that Egypt purchased U.S. wheat earlier […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Competition in Lethbridge’s feed market drives prices lower

By GFM Network News January 16, 2014

Competition for Lethbridge’s marketplace is heating up, as feed wheat and barley are nearly priced identically, leading to further declines in both markets. “It seems like they are both trading in the mid-C$150 (per tonne) range,” said Allen Pirness, senior trader at MarketPlace Commodities in Lethbridge. According to the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, feed barley […] Read more

Cereals, Features

Eight tips for growing perfect oats

By Angela Lovell May 2, 2011

High yields and good milling quality are what most oat producers strive for, and achieving these goals may depend on where they are grown and under what kind of production system. Soil and environmental conditions definitely have an impact on seeding rates and timing, which are all important factors in the quest for a perfect […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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