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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Prices for reds rise, amber eases back

Harvest pressure, Canadian dollar also factors

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MarketsFarm — Wheat on the Canadian Prairies was mixed for the week ended Thursday, with gains for Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats, while Canada Western Amber Durum slipped back. Kansas City winter wheat and Minneapolis spring futures were higher on the week to provide support for Canadian cash prices, but […] Read more
File photo of harvesting near Wymark, Sask., south of Swift Current, on Sept. 8, 2020. (Nancy Anderson/iStock/Getty Images)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure keeps lid on prices

Domestic prices seen weighing on corn imports

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MarketsFarm — As the harvest continued across the Canadian Prairies, pressure kept feed grain prices largely in check, according to Crystal Leitch of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “We don’t see things changing too much because pricing is not what it was. There’s some hope that pricing is going to come back up, whether it […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids, futures take tumbles

Canadian dollar sees slight gain on week

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MarketsFarm — Western Canadian wheat bids were lower throughout during the week ended Thursday, with Canada Western Red Spring wheat seeing the largest declines. Statistics Canada (StatCan) released its first model-based production estimates for 2023-24 on Tuesday. Based on data compiled up to July 31, StatCan estimated total Canadian wheat production at 29.472 million tonnes, […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed barley, wheat prices coming down

Feedlots' use of U.S. corn adds pressure

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MarketsFarm — Despite a hot and dry summer across much of the Prairies, prices for feed barley and feed wheat have fallen off over the past month. The high-delivered bid for Alberta feed barley was $8.06 per bushel, $1.42 less than one month ago, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those in Saskatchewan and Manitoba were […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices now steady

U.S. corn imports keep lid on barley values

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MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat didn’t change much for the most part during the week ended Thursday, according to Erin Harakal of Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “This week it has been pretty steady compared to the end of last week,” Harakal said, noting barley prices dropped about $20 per tonne. “Just […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: soybeans end higher amid extreme heat, crop tour findings

Wheat ticked higher as traders assessed the latest Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain port

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and corn futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by hot, dry conditions that compound signs of stress found in initial results of a widely followed U.S. Midwest field tour. Wheat also ticked higher as traders assessed the latest Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain port and monitored North American spring […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Crop concerns supportive for durum

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell in sympathy with U.S. futures during the week ended Thursday, although durum climbed higher on the back of production concerns in key durum-growing areas of southern Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $7.60-$9.70 per tonne across […] Read more
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Barley, Crops

Bureau won’t challenge takeover of Canada Malting parent

U.K. also has 'no further questions'

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The owner of one of Canada’s major commercial maltsters says its takeover by a major French peer won’t be challenged by Canada’s antitrust regulator. United Malt Group, whose Canadian assets operate under the Canada Malting banner, last month locked in on a previously announced deal to sell itself to France’s Malteries Soufflet for A$1.5 billion […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market steady in face of harvest, U.S. corn imports

Imports weigh on domestic barley values

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MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding reasonably steady as harvest operations progress and corn imports continue to come up from the United States. Anecdotal harvest reports were varied so far, with surprisingly positive results from some growers and others who missed out on showers ending up with lower yields, according […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids run mixed to higher

Domestic wheat yields now a question mark

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MarketsFarm — Bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were mixed for the week ended Aug. 10, while those for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and durum were on the rise. Scattered showers brought moisture across the Prairies, but attention has now turned to harvesting a wheat crop greatly affected by hot and dry […] Read more

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