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Prairie cash wheat: Bids climb higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 14, 2022

MarketsFarm — A rally in U.S. wheat futures together with a downturn in the Canadian dollar combined to take Prairie wheat bids sharply higher during the second week of May. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $40.80-$45 per tonne during the week ended May 12, according […] Read more

A washout on Manitoba PR 240, about 60 km north of the U.S. border, on May 2, 2022. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Alexis Stockford)

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CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. spring wheat seeding near standstill

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News May 5, 2022

MarketsFarm — A succession of weather events has pretty much brought spring planting in North Dakota and Minnesota to a standstill, according to analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. The weekly crop progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated nationwide planting of spring wheat at 19 per cent complete […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Weather, loonie raise wheat bids

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 30, 2022

MarketsFarm — Adverse weather on both ends of the U.S. Plains as well as a weaker Canadian dollar were both supportive factors for western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. For the second straight weekend, a Colorado low system hit the northern Plains as well as the eastern Prairie provinces on Sunday and […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Seeding on time in southern Alberta

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 29, 2022

MarketsFarm — As southern Alberta still reels from the effects of last summer’s drought, one trader expects spring seeding for feed grains to be on time. “I think it should be on schedule this year,” said Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. Planting has already started in some places around […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Red spring falls back, durum rises

U.S. wheat futures down on week

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News April 23, 2022

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Prairies during the week ended Thursday incurred moderate losses in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) while durum (CWAD) pushed upward. Declines in the U.S. wheat complex led the way, with a higher Canadian dollar this week adding more pressure on Prairie wheat prices. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports getting expensive

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News April 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — As barley and wheat supplies for feed remain tight, demand for corn imports from the U.S. remains strong — but a rally in corn over the last couple of weeks is putting strain on the market, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “It is definitely deterring sales and/or purchases […] Read more

A combine unloads wheat on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in western India on March 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)

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Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising export demand

By Mayank Bhardwaj, rajendra-jadhav, GFM Network News April 11, 2022

New Delhi | Reuters — Bumper harvests and overflowing grain bins will help India to meet wheat import needs of the world’s top buyers as Russia’s Ukraine invasion hits supplies from the Black Sea region, a top government official said. India, the world’s second biggest wheat producer, is prepared to meet any extra demand for […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids up on Ukraine projections, poor U.S. winter wheat conditions

U.S. May wheats up on week

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — A sharp reduction of wheat acres in war-torn Ukraine and poor crop conditions in the United States all brought support to wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only posed major difficulties exporting grain out of the country, but will also prevent wheat acres […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Peace talks, USDA report pull on wheat futures

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 2, 2022

MarketsFarm — While peace prospects in Ukraine brought pressure onto wheat futures early on, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report caused the prices for two major western Canadian wheat varieties to close at different levels for the week ended Thursday. On the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), wheat futures declined when talks between Russia and […] Read more

Fresh bread in Egypt. (Goldream/iStock/Getty Images)

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Egyptian delegation to visit India to discuss wheat imports

By Mayank Bhardwaj, GFM Network News March 29, 2022

New Delhi | Reuters — A delegation from Egypt will visit India in the first week of April to facilitate wheat imports as part of efforts to secure supplies and tide over shortages at one of the world’s biggest importers of the staple, Indian government sources said. Egypt, often the world’s biggest wheat importer, is […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids climb higher

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. spring wheat seeding near standstill

Prairie cash wheat: Weather, loonie raise wheat bids

Feed weekly outlook: Seeding on time in southern Alberta

Prairie cash wheat: Red spring falls back, durum rises

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports getting expensive

Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising export demand

Prairie cash wheat: Bids up on Ukraine projections, poor U.S. winter wheat conditions

Prairie cash wheat: Peace talks, USDA report pull on wheat futures

Egyptian delegation to visit India to discuss wheat imports

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