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Prairie wheat bids drift lower with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News May 26, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats were weaker during the week ended Monday, as continued losses in U.S. futures weighed on prices. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around C$202 per […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Don’t write off ICE Canada’s grain futures just yet

By GFM Network News May 23, 2014

CNS Canada — Milling wheat and durum contracts offered by ICE Futures Canada have not seen any actual trade in over a year, and it’s been five months since feed barley last had any open interest — but the exchange isn’t ready to give up on the grain contracts just yet and will explore its […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat cash bids down with sharply lower U.S. futures

By GFM Network News May 21, 2014

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Tuesday, following sharp losses seen in U.S. wheat futures markets. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in Tuesday at around $207 per […] Read more

Ardent Mills, to be formed by a trio of U.S. agribusinesses , will own the Canadian mills that make Robin Hood-branded flour, oats and mixes for products such as cakes, cookies, brownies and pizza dough for the foodservice and industrial sectors. (CargillFoods.com)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Ardent Mills j.v. clears U.S. antitrust review

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 20, 2014

The Canadian mills that make Robin Hood flour and baking mixes for industrial and foodservice users will be part of a new joint venture by the end of May — now that the U.S. Department of Justice has wrapped up its review of the deal. The department’s antitrust division on Tuesday announced a proposed settlement […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Winter Wheat

Egypt raises price paid to local wheat farmers

By GFM Network News May 13, 2014

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, will pay local wheat farmers 500 Egyptian pounds (US$70.87) per Egyptian ardeb, the equivalent of around 150 kg, according to a statement posted on the finance ministry’s official Facebook page. Last year the government raised the fixed price it pays for local wheat to 420 […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat in good shape, analyst says

By GFM Network News May 13, 2014

CNS Canada — Winter wheat crops across Western Canada are generally in good shape, according to a CWB analyst, although the lateness of the spring thaw will also push back the harvest in many areas. “The winter wheat is in reasonably good shape,” said Bruce Burnett, a CWB weather and crops specialist. Emergence and moisture […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie CWRS prices down slightly, CPSR spot bids return

By GFM Network News May 12, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were slightly lower during the week ending Monday. The week also marked the return of Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat spot bids at many elevators, after only offering prices for deferred delivery for an extended period of time. Average spot bids […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats still struggling to move south

By GFM Network News May 9, 2014

CNS Canada — The Prairie oats industry continues to suffer from a lack of rail cars allocated to move south, as it forces some companies to truck oats to U.S. millers. Shipping oats by truck means very expensive freight costs, resulting in lower prices for farmers, and higher prices for end users, said Ryan McKnight […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

Intensify production by regulating growth

Plant growth regulators can give you higher yields, with lower crop height

By Andrea Hilderman May 9, 2014

Plant growth regulators (PGR) are not a new technology. They are commonly used in other areas of the world with high intensity cereal management systems, where high levels of nitrogen fertilizer are being used and lodging is a threat to yield and quality. Data from the U.K. Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Spring wheat seeding still delayed in N.D.

By GFM Network News May 7, 2014

CNS Canada — Seeding of spring wheat in North Dakota and Montana continued to be very slow during the week ended May 4, due to ongoing cool, wet conditions, a report from the North Dakota Wheat Commission said. As of Sunday, only about five per cent of the spring wheat crop was seeded in North […] Read more

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