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Red spring wheat bids ease as basis widens

By GFM Network News October 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat eased during the week, despite a firmer tone in U.S. futures, as basis levels widened in many areas of Western Canada. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids increased, however, amid improving basis levels. Average CPSR bids were down by 15 cents to […] Read more

End-users such as pasta processors seeking top-drawer durum wheat may not find enough supplies, even at higher prices, due to quality issues with the current crop. (ILovePasta.org)

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Tighter supplies of higher-quality durum boosting bids

By GFM Network News October 8, 2014

CNS Canada — Tight European supplies of high-quality durum are boosting North American prices for the grain — but there are also quality issues with the Canadian and U.S. crops limiting how much durum will actually be sold at those stronger prices. “There is a very large durum program to northern Europe this year,” said […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat prices up as U.S. futures move higher

By GFM Network News October 6, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by strengthening U.S. futures and improving basis levels for some classes of wheat. CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring) prices were up between C$10 and $16 compared to a week ago, with the best pricing opportunities still […] Read more

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Wheat gluten strength concerns buyers

International buyers still concerned after Canadian wheat showed poor gluten strength in 2012

By Julienne Isaacs October 3, 2014

In 2012, international buyers of Canadian wheat registered complaints about the crop’s poor gluten strength, according to Dave Hatcher, a research scientist with the Canadian Grain Commission. 2013 presented less of a problem, but even into 2014, buyers are still concerned about the overall crop quality. Several factors impact gluten strength. Weather, variety and growing conditions […] Read more

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Japan, Korea can stop GMO testing, U.S. wheat group chief says

By GFM Network News October 2, 2014

Reuters — Japan and South Korea are continuing to test the U.S. wheat they buy to make sure the grain is not contaminated with an experimental version developed by Monsanto, but could soon stop the practice, the head of a U.S. wheat association said Thursday. The two countries, which are among the top purchasers of […] Read more

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Russia surprises peers with early wheat export market exit

By GFM Network News October 1, 2014

London/Moscow | Reuters — Russian wheat has made a surprise early exit from key global export markets, despite the country’s near-record crop, after domestic prices rose in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. With a bumper crop and the rouble close to historic lows, Russia could reasonably be expected to actively supply wheat to key […] Read more

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Prairie CWRS bids up with improving basis

By GFM Network News September 29, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were firmer across Western Canada during the week ended Friday, lifted by improving basis levels in many areas as quality problems and slow harvest progress remain a concern for the Canadian spring wheat crop. The highest CWRS prices were still available in […] Read more

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U.S. says unapproved genetically modified wheat found in Montana

By GFM Network News September 26, 2014

Reuters — Monsanto’s experimental genetically engineered wheat, never approved for sale, has been found growing in a second U.S. state, and regulators said Friday they could not explain how the plants escaped field trials that ended almost a decade ago. About a year after discovery of the company’s unapproved wheat in a single Oregon field […] Read more

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Unusually large Canadian wheat cargo set to unload in France

By GFM Network News September 25, 2014

Paris | Reuters –– An unusually large cargo of Canadian wheat was due to unload at Rouen, northern France, this week, port data showed on Thursday, adding to evidence that buyers are being forced to offset lower quality grain from this year’s French harvest. France usually imports small amounts of high-quality Canadian wheat — used […] Read more

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Calculators needed to make sense of Prairie wheat bids

By GFM Network News September 23, 2014

CNS Canada — Consistent wheat pricing can still be a struggle to find across Western Canada, two years into the new open market. A lack of consistency can make it difficult to compare pricing from one delivery point to the next, leaving farmers uncertain just how much their wheat is worth. While one elevator may […] Read more

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