Most Western Canadian wheat bids weakened a little during the week ended May 30 as spring wheat continued to be planted and winter wheat began its harvest.
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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids show small declines
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise
Bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat varieties were higher for the week ended May 16. The price rises were mainly due to stronger United States wheat futures and weather concerns at home and abroad.
Grain commission revokes GFI licenses
Global Foods and Ingredients shut down operations May 7
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked six licenses for Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan.
Canadian Grain Commission appoints new chief
Longtime Manitoba civil servant David Hunt has been appointed Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission the federal government announced today.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids hold against weak U.S. futures
Low exports, declining Black Sea, European milling wheat prices pressure U.S. wheat
Western Canadian wheat bids were little affected by a stronger Canadian dollar and the recent drop-off in United States wheat futures during the week ended March 7.
Feed barley stuck in downtrend
Canada has imported 564,900 tonnes of U.S. corn since Sept. 1
The Western Canadian feed market remains under pressure, with barley bids stuck in a steady downtrend.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. futures drag Western Canadian wheat bids
Cheaper Russian wheat exports also dragged global wheat prices down
United States wheat futures hit new contract lows and pressured Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Feb. 15.
Grain grading tools not just at the elevator
Learn how to assess what you have in the bin
Grain grading isn’t strictly the realm of elevator operators and private consultants. The information you need to survey your own grain’s quality — short of an official grade — is publicly available, according to recent seminars hosted by Saskatchewan producer groups. Saskatchewan wheat, barley, canola and flax associations hosted officials from the Canadian Grain Commission […] Read more
Protein processing more efficient with lower-protein peas
Odd as it might seem, a study shows one of the processes used to extract protein concentrates from peas, for use in plant-based food products, may in some ways favour lower-protein peas. First some background: a few weeks ago we got a note from the Canadian Grain Commission about its Harvest Sample program for 2023, […] Read more
Good quality Canadian malt barley despite lower yields
CDC Copeland acres declined, with AAC Synergy the most popular malting variety
Hot and dry growing conditions cut into barley yields in Western Canada in 2023 but the quality was generally good, according to the yearly annual harvest report on barley quality from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).
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