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Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

By GFM Network News February 29, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the strengthening Canadian dollar cut into basis levels. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by about $5-$7 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News February 22, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures moved up and basis levels held reasonably steady. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by about $2-$5 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a […] Read more

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Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 17, 2016

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 per cent in wheat imports, hoping suppliers will make offers in international purchase tenders for the strategic grain. Disputes about ergot content level have disrupted top buyer Egypt’s wheat imports in […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

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GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

By GFM Network News February 16, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s GrainCorp said Wednesday it was joining a consortium that plans to acquire, then list, Western Australia’s grower-owned Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH), the country’s largest wheat exporter. The proposal is led by Australian Grains Champion, a Western Australian grower-led initiative. The acquisition would be valued at A$3 billion (C$2.96 billion), […] Read more

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

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Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

By GFM Network News February 16, 2016

Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority has rejected a shipment of Canadian wheat, saying it contained traces of the fungus ergot, a trade source said and official documents obtained by Reuters showed. The move by the quarantine authority is the latest in a series of rejections, which have caused serious concerns over […] Read more

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Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 15, 2016

CORRECTED, Feb. 20, 2016 — Baghdad | Reuters — Iraq’s acting trade minister has referred former grain board chief Saad al-Hamdani and 16 unnamed individuals for investigation over suspected transportation of illegal wheat shipments, a ministry statement said Monday. The grain board is responsible for purchasing billions of dollars worth of commodities internationally and from […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids slide lower

By GFM Network News February 8, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the firmer Canadian dollar and losses in U.S. wheat futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $4-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

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Firm loonie cuts into Prairie spring wheat bids

By GFM Network News February 1, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as continued strength in the Canadian dollar more than countered any support from advances in U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3 to $5 per tonne over the week, according to […] Read more

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Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

By GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Reuters — One Egyptian official’s tough stance on wheat imports carrying a fungus that wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages is baffling global grain traders and putting a spotlight on policy-making disarray in the world’s biggest purchaser of the commodity. Alarm bells began ringing in Egypt when a 63,000-tonne wheat shipment from France arrived in […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

By GFM Network News January 25, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as volatile activity in the Canadian dollar caused basis levels to soften. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $3-$6 per tonne over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

GrainCorp to join buyer group for Australian wheat marketer

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case

Prairie spring wheat bids slide lower

Firm loonie cuts into Prairie spring wheat bids

Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

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