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Prairie cash wheat: Prices swing higher on U.S. gains

Canadian dollar down on week

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were higher for the week ended Thursday. As Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats had modest upticks, Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) incurred double-digit increases. Gains in the U.S. wheat complex provided support, with a weaker Canadian dollar also underpinning values. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie barley market still strong

Availability of trucks remains an issue

MarketsFarm — The feed barley market remains strong despite the influx of freshly harvested supplies, with little competition from other feed sources. “The markets have been coming up steadily, with what feels like no harvest pressure,” said Suzanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “People were hoping the market would get lower and […] Read more


ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line, right column) and NYMEX November 2022 West Texas intermediate crude (black line, left column). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shouldn’t fall hard

Loonie keeping oilseed off sharper decline

MarketsFarm — As Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled to 20-year lows during the week of Sept. 26, they have put a lot of pressure on canola prices, analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary said. However, he said, the Canadian dollar has been the backstop that kept the oilseed from falling with palm oil. […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: External factors raise bids

U.S. wheat futures gain on the week

MarketsFarm — Despite the usual harvest pressures, western Canadian wheat bids jumped during the week ended Thursday, largely due to geopolitical and macroeconomic factors. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday again raised its key interest rate to combat rising inflation — this time a 75 basis point increase, to 3.25 per cent. The rate hike […] Read more


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Klassen: Weaker Canadian dollar supports feeder market

Weather optimal for bringing in fresh replacements

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $2 higher on average while calves traded $2 higher to $4 lower. The calf market was hard to define due to limited numbers while larger supplies of yearlings were on offer in Manitoba this past week. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed […] Read more

MGEX December 2022 spring wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. December 2022 hard red wheat (yellow line) and CBOT December 2022 soft red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Prairie cash wheat: Bids move higher

U.S. wheat futures gain on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada strengthened during the week ended Thursday, as gains in U.S. futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support. The advances came despite seasonal harvest pressure and an upward revision to Statistics Canada’s production estimate for the country’s spring wheat crop. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Bids fall sharply lower

U.S. wheat futures, Canadian dollar down on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply lower during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Increased grain movement out of Ukraine, as more vessels were finally shipping corn and wheat out of Black Sea ports, contributed to the selling pressure in the futures that spilled into […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids show some strength

U.S. wheat futures, loonie up on week

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, taking back most of the losses from the previous week as gains in U.S. futures provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $12-$15.50 per tonne during the week ended Thursday, […] Read more