Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average.
Spring Wheat
Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along
Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
CBOT Weekly: Trading being guided by emotions
Emotional trading was guiding activity at the United States commodity markets, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. The McHenry, Ill.-based Ettner said that particularly held true for Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn to a lesser extent.
CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down
Soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled during the week ended Sept. 24, 2025, but corn futures stayed rangebound.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline
The ongoing Prairie wheat harvest and a stronger Canadian dollar caused Western Canadian wheat bids to decline during the week ended Sept. 19, 2025.
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.
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.
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.
StatCan stocks report sees drops in canola, wheat
Ending stocks of canola and wheat contracted significantly on the year, Statistics Canada said in its grains stocks report released on Sept. 9.
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