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Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly stronger

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News April 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly stronger during the week ended Thursday, with gains observed in CWRS and CPSR wheats, while durum saw small losses. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $2 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News March 23, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly higher for the week ended Thursday on gains in U.S. markets coupled with a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat saw the largest increases, with bids up by more than $20 per tonne. Increases for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were in […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News March 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Expect the canola market, along with other grains and oilseeds, to remain volatile for the time being, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “A lot of the markets right now are extremely erratic because of the coronavirus. I think it’s being blown out of proportion, but it is what it is,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Mid-December bids mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with small gains in some areas and small losses in others as the market adjusted in a narrow range. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by as much as $2 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Improved basis underpins bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as basis levels improved in most locations. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed during the week, with a steady to softer tone in Manitoba while Saskatchewan and Alberta saw gains of $1-$3 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: CWRS follows Minneapolis futures higher

By Glen Hallick September 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Cash wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher for the week ended Thursday. Gains were seen in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats in all locations, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) saw gains in most regions. The Canadian dollar was firm with almost no movement. […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: Western Canadian bids mixed

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm August 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday. Small gains and marginal losses were observed in CWRS, CPSR and durum wheats. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $3-$5 per tonne at most locations. The outlier was in northwestern Saskatchewan, where prices […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids mixed while U.S. futures rise

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 16, 2018

CNS Canada — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday, while U.S. wheat futures rose. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada with some unchanged and others rising by $1-$2, according to price quotes from a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

CNS Canada — The canola market continues to chop around in its recently-established range of $490-$500 per tonne, but a looming U.S. Department of Agriculture report could change that, according to an industry analyst. “That (USDA supply and demand report) is going to be the driver,” said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to rise with commercial interest

By Dave Sims April 12, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished mixed during the week ended Wednesday as intermonth trading took hold with traders exiting the May contract in favour of the more deferred values. The May contract gained $5.70, while some of the outside contracts lost a few days. Ideas that supplies of canola are tightening […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly stronger

Prairie cash wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

Prairie cash wheat: Mid-December bids mixed

Prairie cash wheat: Improved basis underpins bids

Cash wheat: CWRS follows Minneapolis futures higher

Cash wheat: Western Canadian bids mixed

Prairie wheat bids mixed while U.S. futures rise

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to rise with commercial interest

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