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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids move higher

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CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures also rose during that timeframe. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$9-$10 per tonne during the period, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat up with short-covering, but more downside possible

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CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures hit contract lows over the past week, before seeing a short-covering correction in recent days. However, with ample world supplies and poor export demand, the path of least resistance likely remains lower, according to market participants. The fundamentals are pretty bearish for wheat, but the market structure is looking […] Read more
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Crops, Spring Wheat

Genetic codebreaking on wheat years ahead of schedule

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Sequencing the infamously complex genome for bread wheat — a game-changing task for wheat breeding that’s been estimated to take four or five more years — may now just take another couple of years, following a milestone announced Wednesday. The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), a team co-led by Canadian researchers, announced Wednesday it […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies

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Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders who threatened to boycott tenders for the politically sensitive commodity. The new requirement — for a complete absence of ergot, a common fungus found in grains — could disrupt the […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

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Chicago | Reuters –– The largest U.S. flour miller, Ardent Mills, has resumed operations in Alton, Illinois, as floodwaters along the Mississippi River receded while a mill at Chester, Ill. will remain down for weeks, company executives said Tuesday. Near record-high floodwaters following deadly winter storms forced the company to shut down the mills a […] Read more
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Barley, Livestock, Machinery, Spring Wheat

Alta. to tweak farm worker bill for ‘clarity’

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With consultations only just out of the gate and the legislation awaiting second reading, the Alberta government already plans to amend Bill 6, its farm and ranch worker protection bill, for “greater clarity.” While not mentioning recent vocal protests over the bill, provincial Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson announced Tuesday the bill will be amended to “make clear what […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids stay rangebound

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CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada were relatively unchanged for the week ended Friday, eking out minimal gains, as U.S. futures stabilized and basis levels followed suit. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up to $1 higher across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

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