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Prairie cash wheat: Bids book week of losses

U.S. wheat futures down on week

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian wheat bids took a tumble with durum prices having the largest losses during the week ended Oct. 26. U.S. wheat futures were pressured throughout the week as rains fell on winter wheat-growing areas in the country, as well as in Argentina, Ukraine and Australia. Export sales for U.S. wheat were lower […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Steep increases following Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports were gone by mid-week

MarketsFarm – There were sharp increases in durum across Western Canada for the week ended July 27, while spring wheat incurred small to moderate declines. There were gains in Minneapolis spring wheat, while Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts slipped back. At the beginning of the week there were steep increases for wheat as […] Read more

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Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag 

Some cereal crops beyond harvesting with plans to salvage for feed

Marketsfarm – There was a wide mixture of the results in the latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Parts of the province were hobbled by drought conditions, while other areas received upwards to 40 millimetres of rain following a series of thunderstorms during the week of July 18 to 26.  The desiccation of pulse crops […] Read more