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Prairie cash wheat: Bids steady to lower

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower for the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat had larger declines, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and durum (CWAD) were steady to lower. The Canadian dollar dropped almost a half cent during the week. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices […] Read more





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Syngenta to halt Canadian cereal development operations

Seed and ag chem giant Syngenta plans to wrap up a decade of cereal seed research and development work in Canada by the end of the year. The company announced Wednesday it will discontinue its Canadian cereal seed research and development program effective at the end of calendar 2019, affecting five Syngenta Canada staff positions. […] Read more