After hitting their softest levels in three years, the Minneapolis spring wheat market uncovered some support on April 3, although all the spring-seeded U.S. crops could hold rangebound through the planting season.
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Spring wheat futures find support, soybeans/corn rangebound
Prairie wheat bids mixed as choppy futures trend lower
Wheat futures tested fresh contract lows
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.
Canadian spring wheat bids mixed following choppy U.S. futures
The Canadian dollar was up nearly two-thirds of a cent on its U.S. counterpart
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 1, as futures in the United States hit contract lows before bouncing higher and strength in the Canadian dollar cut into basis levels.
Good weather, moisture boost northern North Dakota spring wheat prospects
Devil’s Lake, N.D. | Reuters – Good weather and rains lifted spring wheat yields across northwest and north central North Dakota, although the lagging maturity of the late-planted crop may limit harvest prospects in the top producer of the high-protein grain, scouts on an annual tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts estimated the average yield […] Read more
Larger spring wheat crop expected in U.S.
USDA expects reduced total worldwide wheat crop
MarketsFarm — Early indications point to a much larger spring wheat crop in the United States in 2022 compared to the drought-stricken 2021 crop despite the late seeding, according to the latest production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In USDA’s first official production estimates of the growing season breaking out the different wheat […] Read more
Spring planting well underway in Ontario
MarketsFarm — Farmers are well into seeding their crops for 2022, according to Wednesday’s crop report from Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The report noted planting of corn, soybeans and spring cereals started late last week — the exception being where there are heavier soils. OMAFRA projected planting could be 80 […] Read more
Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures
MarketsFarm – Losses in Minneapolis wheat futures weighed on Canadian spring wheat cash bids during the first week of November, although a softer tone in the Canadian dollar did lend some support. Durum bids across the Prairies were up on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by […] Read more
U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million tonnes grown the previous year. […] Read more
Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat
Reuters – Millers and bakers are draining wheat reserves and paying more for spring wheat used in baking, as drought shrivels crops across the Canadian Prairies and northern U.S. Plains that produce more than half of the world’s supply. U.S. and Canadian farmers are bracing for a sharply smaller spring wheat harvest due to the […] Read more
Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought
Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at 29.5 bushels per acre (bpa) […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
