Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Feb. 23 as choppy activity in the United States futures spilled into the cash market.
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Prairie wheat bids mixed as choppy futures trend lower
Wheat futures tested fresh contract lows
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. futures drag Western Canadian wheat bids
Cheaper Russian wheat exports also dragged global wheat prices down
United States wheat futures hit new contract lows and pressured Western Canadian wheat bids during the week ended Feb. 15.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Prices down, especially for durum
Weaker Canadian dollar lends support, K.C., Chicago and Minneapolis wheat put pressure on prices
Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended Feb. 8. While there were moderate declines in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, there were sharper losses for Canadian Western Amber Durum.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: U.S. futures raise Western Canadian bids
Total wheat production expected to increase to 33.3 million tonnes; total wheat carryout to 4.2 million
The relatively low prices created some interest in the export market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported net wheat export sales of 451,400 tonnes in its weekly report on Jan. 25, down 36 per cent from the previous week but up 45 per cent from the four-week average. Recent severe cold weather in the northwestern U.S. Plains may have also caused some crop damage.
Western Canadian wheat bids trend down with U.S. futures
Canadian dollar weakened relative to U.S. counterpart
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada continued to trend lower during the week ended Jan. 18, as a move to contract lows in the United States futures weighed on values and countered support from a weaker Canadian dollar.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Narrow price movements for wheat, durum
The Canadian dollar lost three tenths over the week
Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were narrowly mixed for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum eased back by small amounts.
Prairie spring wheat bids start year on a soft note
The Canadian dollar again weakened relative to the greenback
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the first week of 2024, as losses in the United States futures more than countered the supportive influence of a weaker Canadian dollar.
Fund short position hits six-month low in canola
CBOT soybeans show reduced net long
MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and put on some new longs. That’s according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July […] Read more
Fund short position in canola grows for first time in a month
Corn moves from net long to net short
MarketsFarm — After covering bearish bets for four straight weeks, managed money fund traders were back on the sell side of the canola market in late April, covering longs and putting on new short positions. According to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of April 25, […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
