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Lethbridge barley rallies by $10 since mid-January

By GFM Network News February 6, 2014

CNS Canada — The Lethbridge barley market has appeared to have bottomed out in January, as prices have rallied by $10 per tonne in the past few weeks. “The barley market through the last two weeks has ticked up a little bit,” said Jim Beusekom, grain broker at MarketPlace Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. “Lethbridge is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan ramps up U.S., June Canada wheat buys to offset delays

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 6, 2014

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan ramped up its purchases of U.S. grains and June-arrival Canadian wheat used for making bread and noodles, in a tender awarded on Thursday, in a move to offset the possibility of extended shipping delays from Canada. Canada’s record canola and wheat harvests have clogged its rail arteries and overwhelmed its […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Cereal herbicide approved for use in canary seed crops

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 4, 2014

Nufarm’s cereal herbicide Enforcer M has picked up approval for an expanded label allowing its use in canary seed crops, and its use on more weeds and in more tank mixes. Enforcer, a post-emergent herbicide previously labelled for use in spring, winter and durum wheat and barley, is applied from the three-leaf to flag-leaf stage […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat futures correct higher

By GFM Network News February 4, 2014

CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets are finally seeing a corrective bounce, after declining steadily since October. While how much higher wheat futures can move remains to be seen, the sharp gains this week could be seen as a sign that the downtrend is over for the time being. “We’re finally coming […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

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

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