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MGEX March 2019 spring wheat (black) with K.C. March wheat (orange) and CBOT March wheat (green). (Barchart)

Prairie wheat bids fall with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News December 31, 2018

CNS Canada — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly down for the week ended Friday with a weaker Canadian dollar and falling U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $1-$7, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Falling U.S. futures weigh on Prairie wheat bids

By GFM Network News December 24, 2018

CNS Canada — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada lost ground during the week ended Friday, as losses in U.S. futures more than offset the supportive influence of the declining Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3-$11 per tonne over the course […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed grains firm

By GFM Network News December 21, 2018

CNS Canada — The seasonality of the feed grain sector is contributing to a firmer tone in Alberta barley and feed wheat bids heading into the New Year. “We’ve seen bids in our office on feed barley jump up a decent amount,” said Nelson Neumann, a trader with Edmonton-area grain brokerage Agfinity. He linked the […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

By GFM Network News December 13, 2018

CNS Canada — The feed grain market in Western Canada is starting to firm up as a lack of farmer selling has supplies tightening. “It seems like we’re kind of moving higher here at the moment. Markets have a firmer tone to them for now,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Barley […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

CNS Canada — The flat western Canadian feed grain market will continue for the forseeable future, but there could be slight changes around the holidays and into the New Year. “The market has been relatively flat for several weeks now and my guess is it will continue to be that way into the New Year. […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

By GFM Network News November 29, 2018

Four classes of Canada Eastern wheat are set to be reclassified in mid-2019 into a new “Other” class, to cut the costs of segregating grain during commercial handling. The Canadian Grain Commission announced Thursday a new Canada Eastern Other Wheat (CEOW) class will be created effective July 1, 2019. At that time, the Canada Eastern […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Alberta farmers try to wrap up ‘very unusual year’

By GFM Network News November 23, 2018

CNS Canada — As winter approaches, producers in Alberta are still in the fields trying to wrap up the last bit of the 2018 harvest. According to the final crop report issued by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, about six per cent of all crops were still in the field at the end of October. The […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

By GFM Network News November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price is often the cap on […] Read more

AAC Crossfield on display at Ag in Motion north of Saskatoon in July 2018. A note that all the crops at the Ag In Motion site suffered hail before the show.

Cereals, Features, Spring Wheat

New breeding program, new spring wheat

A new CPSR, AAC Crossfield, comes out of a new partnership in wheat breeding

By Lisa Guenther November 16, 2018

A breeding program with public, private and producer stakeholders has yielded its first commercial wheat variety. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission pooled their resources and expertise to develop and commercialize new Canadian Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat varieties for the Prairies, says Brent Derkatch, Canterra’s director of operations and […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Trends stand out in StatsCan crop data: report

By GFM Network News November 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Second-guessing Statistics Canada’s crop information may be a time-honoured tradition across the Prairies, but there are trends in the data that stand out, according to a recent report from the government agency. Looking at data over the past decade, total seeded canola acres were revised higher in the June survey compared to […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down

Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down

Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture

Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids fall with U.S. futures

Falling U.S. futures weigh on Prairie wheat bids

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed grains firm

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market flat as holidays near

Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

Alberta farmers try to wrap up ‘very unusual year’

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

New breeding program, new spring wheat

Trends stand out in StatsCan crop data: report

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