Spring Wheat & Production Tips

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

MGEX spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

By GFM Network News May 18, 2017

CNS Canada –– Concerns over poor-quality North American wheat crops have seen the Minneapolis spring wheat premium widen over Kansas City winter wheat — and that spread could grow even larger heading into the summer, according to a U.S. analyst. The nearby MGEX spring wheat contract settled up 3.75 cents on Wednesday, while the corresponding […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie feed wheat, barley at seasonal highs

By GFM Network News May 11, 2017

CNS Canada –– Feed barley and feed wheat appear to be settling into some seasonal highs, according to a market-watcher in Alberta. “Whether it goes up much more remains to be seen,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Between Easter and May long weekend, we’re probably at a high.” High vomitoxin (10 […] Read more

The topmost spikelets were shrivelled and bleached-looking, and the awns were also white and bent.

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Deformed wheat spikelets spell trouble

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 7, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Tess Strand May 5, 2017

Dan operates a 5,000-acre grain farm south of Canora, Sask. Last summer, he called me mid-July to inquire if any other producers in the area were discovering white heads in their hard red spring wheat crops. In certain areas of his fields, he said, shortly after heading, some wheat plants had developed a whitish tinge […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Weather woes buoy U.S. wheat futures

By GFM Network News May 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Wheat futures in the U.S. kicked off the week on a high note, following a weekend of adverse weather in key growing regions. That may provide a short-lived boost to cash prices in Canada, though the market has its own weather watch. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Monday advanced close […] Read more

Soft white spring wheat. (StonehengeOrganics.com)

Crops, Spring Wheat

Refuge sought for West’s midge-tolerant SWS wheats

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 6, 2017

Refuge seed and other stewardship measures will be needed for the “majority” of soft white spring (SWS) wheat varieties grown on the Prairies, to protect the midge-tolerant trait many of them have now been found to have. That’s the assessment of seed marketing agency SeCan, which sells at least three SWS varieties now found to […] Read more

The joint GFO/SGS Canada lab opened in Guelph in July 2016. (GFO/SGS Canada video image)

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Ontario cereals lab filling nationwide demand

By GFM Network News March 23, 2017

Grain Farmers of Ontario and SGS Canada took a risk in creating the Grains Analytical Testing Laboratory, as a partnership bringing wheat testing to a province with a comparatively small wheat crop. After eight months, and a first harvest of wheat analytics, the Guelph lab’s manager says they have found there is interest in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt

By GFM Network News March 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Egypt, the world’s biggest buyer of wheat, rejected three cargoes of the grain last week — its first rejections since it overhauled its inspection system and relaxed its import policy last fall. Three cargoes of wheat — two Russian, one Argentinian — purchased by Egyptian grain buyer GASC were rejected last week […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Durum lacks momentum ahead of competing harvests

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian durum prices are at a standstill as the market looks to upcoming production, while domestic crops act as a “wild card,” one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “The durum market is certainly quiet right now. We’re kind of in that period where we’re in a lull,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Feed market awaits influx of spring-threshed grains

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

CNS Canada — As spring slowly approaches, western Canadian feed dealers are warily eyeing the amount of grain that may be left over on Prairie fields. “There’s a bit of concern about how much spring-threshed grain we may see here in the next few weeks,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “That’s […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

By GFM Network News March 7, 2017

Alexandria, Egypt | Reuters — Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread rations are managed raised fears that the government was cutting food subsidies by the back door. Bread subsidies are an explosive issue in Egypt, where more than 70 […] Read more

GFM Network News

2025 set to be among hottest years on record: WMO

Nutrien tops profit estimates, launches review of phosphate business

U.S. grains: Soybean prices rise as China-U.S. truce assessed

Spring Wheat