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Prairie winter wheat looking good, but damage still possible

By Terryn Shiells April 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Most winter wheat crops seeded in Western Canada last fall seem to be in good condition so far this spring — but they’re not in the clear yet. “Not all of the winter wheat is out from the snow cover yet,” said Bruce Burnett, crop and weather specialist with CWB in Winnipeg. […] Read more

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Weather, Ukraine boost U.S. wheat futures

By Marney Blunt April 14, 2014

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures rose sharply on Monday and could continue to increase due to cold weather in the southern Plains and the political unrest in Ukraine. “We had this (cold) in the weather forecast,” said Austin Damiani, a U.S. wheat analyst from Frontier Futures in Minneapolis. “The forecasts are calling for even […] Read more

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U.S. wheat futures entering neutral territory

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 20, 2014

CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets have posted good gains in recent weeks, after touching contract lows at the end of January. With improvements of 80 cents to a dollar per bushel off of the lows for Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago futures, wheat is now in neutral territory from both a […] Read more

Mexico-based global bakery giant Grupo Bimbo, whose mascot Osito Bimbo is shown here at a company event in Mexico in 2011, has reached an all-cash deal to buy Canada Bread for $1.83 billion. (GrupoBimbo.com)

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Mexican bakery giant to buy Canada Bread

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 12, 2014

The reported frontrunner to buy Canada Bread is now officially the Canadian bakery firm’s buyer of choice. Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo on Wednesday announced a cash deal to buy all shares of Canada Bread Co. for $72 per share, or about $1.83 billion, accruing mainly to Canada Bread’s 90 per cent owner, meat processor Maple Leaf […] Read more

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Spring flooding not a concern for Prairie winter wheat

By Terryn Shiells February 12, 2014

CNS Canada — Some Prairie winter wheat-growing regions may have received large amounts of snow so far this winter, but flooding shouldn’t be a concern this spring. “We’ve run into some problems when we’ve had snowmelt not moving off of fields” in the past, said Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist with CWB in Winnipeg. […] Read more

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Prairie wheat bids climb alongside U.S. futures

By Terryn Shiells February 10, 2014

CNS Canada –– Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie spring red (CPSR) and Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher, following the sharply stronger U.S. wheat futures markets during the week ending Monday. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around $168 per […] Read more

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U.S. wheat futures correct higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 4, 2014

CNS Canada — All three U.S. wheat futures markets are finally seeing a corrective bounce, after declining steadily since October. While how much higher wheat futures can move remains to be seen, the sharp gains this week could be seen as a sign that the downtrend is over for the time being. “We’re finally coming […] Read more

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Mixed price action seen in Prairie wheat markets

By Terryn Shiells January 27, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian wheat cash bids were mixed during the week ending Monday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids were down slightly, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) held steady and durum prices were slightly higher. Average spot bids for CWRS at 13.5 per cent protein across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in […] Read more

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Richardson joins revamped winter wheat initiative

January 21, 2014

Grain handler Richardson International has signed on as a partner in a new organization to promote winter wheat acres in the West. Winnipeg-based, privately-held Richardson is joining the Western Winter Wheat Initiative, a new body formed out of the Winter Cereals Sustainability in Action program, set up in 2009. Ducks Unlimited Canada and Bayer CropScience, […] Read more

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World Wheat News: U.S. futures close higher

January 16, 2014

Commodity News Service Canada / Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures all closed higher on Thursday, underpinned by ideas that the markets are oversold, industry watchers said. A smaller-than-expected U.S. winter wheat planted area was bullish, as was strong export demand for the U.S. product, brokers said. Reports that Egypt purchased U.S. wheat earlier […] Read more

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Prairie winter wheat looking good, but damage still possible

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U.S. wheat futures entering neutral territory

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Spring flooding not a concern for Prairie winter wheat

Prairie wheat bids climb alongside U.S. futures

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