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Durum’s higher protein and gluten content make it best suited for pasta processing. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Prairies see high-protein wheat crop, but few premiums

By Jade Markus October 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Every year is a different story for wheat crop quality and protein levels — but the saturation of high-protein wheat in the market may mean fewer premiums for Prairie growers this year. The premium price for high-protein wheat has eroded to the point where there’s a shift from grain companies in the […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls below $5 on global supply, forecasts

By Julie Ingwersen October 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell roughly two per cent on Friday, dropping below US$5 a bushel amid plentiful global supplies and forecasts for timely rains in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn firmed after hitting a one-month low ahead of a busy U.S. harvest weekend. Soybean futures fell on […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Forages, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed: Russia may plant more feed, U.K. less

By MarketsFarm Team October 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, Oct. 14. • CBOT corn futures were down by two to three cents per bushel (US$) at midday Wednesday, as the advancing U.S. harvest and relatively favourable yield reports weighed on values. • Barley futures on India’s […] Read more

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Prairie wheat bids edge down as loonie rises

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada posted small losses over the week ended Friday, as the strengthening Canadian dollar cut into basis levels. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were generally down by C$1 to $4 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

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Gluten-free Cheerios recall not for Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 8, 2015

Gluten-free Cheerios or Honey Nut Cheerios in bilingual English-French packaging aren’t affected by a recent recall over undeclared wheat ingredients, the cereal’s manufacturer says. General Mills Canada said Wednesday that the products it sells in Canada aren’t included in the recall announced Tuesday in the U.S. General Mills recalled several days of production of Cheerios […] Read more

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General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

By Anjali Athavaley, Ramkumar Iyer October 5, 2015

Reuters — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free Cheerios cereal because they may contain wheat, which can cause adverse reactions in people with gluten allergies. The company said Monday it was recalling the original and honey nut-flavoured varieties of Cheerios produced on certain days at its Lodi, California facility, saying wheat flour […] Read more

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Western Canadian wheat bids stay rangebound

By Dave Sims October 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada stayed mainly rangebound during the week ended Monday. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$1 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points. Bids ranged from $228 per tonne in Manitoba to […] Read more

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StatsCan comes in at low end of expectations for canola

By Dave Sims October 2, 2015

CNS Canada — Despite an upward revision of nearly a million tonnes in Statistics Canada’s latest report, most analysts expect canola production will keep climbing further. StatsCan on Friday morning released its updated grain/oilseed production estimates, with data collected through surveys taken between Sept. 3 and 13. Canola production numbers came in at 14.3 million […] Read more

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Prairies’ harvest a tale of two wheat crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers are in the final stages of harvesting the 2015 wheat crop, and while yields continue to beat earlier expectations, there’s a distinct quality difference between crops harvested early and those harvested late. “In our country, all of the grain was top grade, but anything that was left out at this […] Read more

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Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 30, 2015

CNS Canada — Yields are generally beating earlier expectations as the harvest progresses across Western Canada, which should lead to upward revisions to canola and wheat when Statistics Canada releases its latest production survey results Friday. However, those numbers still may be underreported, and further revisions are expected in subsequent reports. “As the harvest is […] Read more

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Prairies see high-protein wheat crop, but few premiums

U.S. grains: Wheat falls below $5 on global supply, forecasts

Feed: Russia may plant more feed, U.K. less

Prairie wheat bids edge down as loonie rises

Gluten-free Cheerios recall not for Canada

General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

Western Canadian wheat bids stay rangebound

StatsCan comes in at low end of expectations for canola

Prairies’ harvest a tale of two wheat crops

Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

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