Protein content was average for most classes of Canadian wheat in 2023, except for durum, which came in above-average for protein.

Wheat quality excellent in 2023 despite the year

Crops grade No. 2 or better with average to above-average protein

“Challenging growing conditions” on the Prairies in 2023 somehow produced a Canadian wheat crop within the five-year average for tonnage, average to above-average protein content and “excellent” quality. That about sums up the New Wheat Crop Report from Cereals Canada, released Nov. 21, describing what growers already knew: how below-average temperatures initially delayed seeding in […] Read more

A CDC Vantta plot at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 2022. The new Canada Western Amber Durum variety from SeCan was developed by CDC wheat breeder Curtis Pozniak, pictured here.

New cereal varieties for 2024

Seven new options are on the market for Prairie producers

Farmers in Western Canada have seven new cereal varieties to choose from for next year. Here is a look what FP Genetics, SeCan, SeedNet and Stamp Seeds have to offer. Please note the following list includes only brand new offerings for 2024. FP Genetics Durum: AAC Schrader is the first durum in the Canada Western […] Read more






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IGC raises wheat, corn, cuts soybeans 

IGC upped projected total grain ending stocks to 590.2 million tonnes

As the world’s supply of grain for 2023/24 was increased to 2.307 billion tonnes, the International Grain Council bumped its projections for wheat and corn, while trimming those for soybeans. 


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CBOT weekly outlook: Big surprises unlikely in S/D report 

Watch out for which side of two billion bushels U.S. corn carryout lands, analyst says

Ahead of the monthly report from the United States Department of Agriculture on Jan. 12, Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy said he’s not expecting any major surprises for U.S. corn, soybeans or wheat at this point in the 2023/24 marketing year.