The ongoing Prairie wheat harvest and a stronger Canadian dollar caused Western Canadian wheat bids to decline during the week ended Sept. 19, 2025.
Cereals
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline
Protect wheat, barley and oats from allergen contamination
Keep It Clean campaign urges farmers to prevent allergen mix-ups
Mixing allergenic crops into cereals can harm trade and consumer safety. Keep it Clean outlines practices to reduce risks on the farm.
CBOT Weekly: Futures rise on multiple factors
Different factors caused crop futures on the Chicago Board of Trade to rise during the week ended Sept. 17, 2025.
Manitoba harvest hits halfway mark: report
Harvest progress in Manitoba hit the halfway mark during the week ended Sept. 16, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department.
Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace
The harvesting of all crops in Alberta reached 42 per cent complete as of Sept. 9, compared to the five-year average of 40 per cent. The provincial agriculture department noted combing was highlighted by little or no rain.
USDA tweaks to soybeans, corn numbers
The United States Department of Agriculture is still forecasting a record-large corn crop in 2025/26 despite lowering its average yield projection in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates released Sept. 12
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies were mixed during the week ended Sept. 11.
Proposed rule to allow Moddus growth regulator use on rye crops
MRL would allow trinexapac-ethyl on rye for first time in Canada
Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposes a three-ppm maximum residue limit for trinexapac-ethyl on rye crops, opening the door for use of Syngenta’s Moddus plant growth regulator and aligning with key export markets.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward
Prices for feed grains on the Canadian Prairies have “started to rebound a little bit,” said Matt Beusekom, trader with Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
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