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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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Falling loonie boosts Prairie spring wheat bids

By GFM Network News January 18, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as declines in the Canadian dollar helped basis levels improve. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to as much as C$5 per tonne higher over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

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Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Come Aug. 1, Western Canada will get a new ninth milling wheat class, Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), that’s expected to open up opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes. U.S. Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids move higher

By GFM Network News January 11, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures also rose during that timeframe. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$9-$10 per tonne during the period, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. wheat up with short-covering, but more downside possible

By GFM Network News January 8, 2016

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures hit contract lows over the past week, before seeing a short-covering correction in recent days. However, with ample world supplies and poor export demand, the path of least resistance likely remains lower, according to market participants. The fundamentals are pretty bearish for wheat, but the market structure is looking […] Read more

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Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 5, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The largest U.S. flour miller, Ardent Mills, has resumed operations in Alton, Illinois, as floodwaters along the Mississippi River receded while a mill at Chester, Ill. will remain down for weeks, company executives said Tuesday. Near record-high floodwaters following deadly winter storms forced the company to shut down the mills a […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News January 4, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the two-week holiday period ending Thursday (Dec. 31), as the U.S. futures also drifted lower during that time frame. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$7-$8 per tonne during the two-week period, according to price quotes from […] Read more

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Flooding in U.S. Midwest threatens winter wheat

By GFM Network News December 29, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Heavy weekend storms caused flooding in parts of the southern U.S. Midwest, threatening the region’s soft red winter wheat, crop experts said on Monday. A swath of eastern Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and southern Illinois received 7.5 to 18 cm of rain with localized totals of up to 25 cm, MDA Weather […] Read more

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Russian ministry proposes reducing wheat export tax

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 21, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed that the government reduce or cancel its wheat export tax due to rouble volatility and a decline in global wheat benchmarks, the Interfax news agency reported, citing first deputy minister Evgenii Gromyko. The rouble has lost about six per cent against the U.S. dollar since the […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News December 7, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Monday, as gains in U.S. futures and continued weakness in the Canadian dollar both provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$3-$6 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes from a […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids dip as loonie rises

Falling loonie boosts Prairie spring wheat bids

Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

Prairie spring wheat bids move higher

U.S. wheat up with short-covering, but more downside possible

Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures

Flooding in U.S. Midwest threatens winter wheat

Russian ministry proposes reducing wheat export tax

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

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