CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat showed some improvement at many delivery points across Western Canada during the week ended Monday, and held steady overall despite sharp declines in U.S. futures. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in Monday at […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids steady overall
Stripe rust update: July 9, 2014
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stripe rust continues to spread through commercial winter wheat fields. It has now been reported in southern Alberta by Dr. Denis Gaudet (AAFC-Lethbridge), in Lacombe/Red Deer/Olds by Dr. Kequan Xi (AARD-Lacombe), in Whitecourt/Edson (anonymous) and all the way up in Beaverlodge by Dr. Kelly Turkington (AAFC-Lacombe). Stripe rust at the levels observed, and at the […] Read more
Spring wheat bids decline for fourth straight week
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) continued their downward slide during the week ended Monday, as losses in the U.S. wheat futures weighed on values for the fourth straight week. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […] Read more
Alberta stripe rust update
Reading Time: < 1 minute June 25, 2014 – Nineteen fields of winter wheat were surveyed for stripe rust in the Lethbridge, Warner, Cardston, and Taber Counties of southern Alberta. Stripe rust was observed in 61 per cent of the fields with the majority (66 per cent) reporting at less than 1 per cent incidence and severity (1 infected plant per square […] Read more
Prairie CWRS cash bids fall below $5 a bushel
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) moved lower during the week ended June 30, with CWRS bids falling below the $5 a bushel mark. Losses seen in U.S. wheat futures after a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday were responsible for […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids drop about $10 with U.S. futures
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Monday, dropping $10 a tonne. Much of the weakness was linked to spillover pressure from sharply lower U.S. wheat futures markets. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across […] Read more
ICE durum trades for first time since February 2013
CNS Canada — ICE durum futures on Wednesday saw some trade activity for the first time since Feb. 14, 2013, with five October contracts changing hands at weaker prices. The contract dropped $12 per tonne, to settle at $230. This comes just one day after ICE barley contracts saw new life, as five contracts also […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids edge up with futures
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat edged higher during the week ended Monday, as U.S. futures saw a corrective bounce off nearby lows. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta on Monday came in at […] Read more
Chicago wheat futures drop to fill chart gap
CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures posted some big gains over the past three months, but now find themselves right back where they started and could be due for more weakness as the futures have filled a gap on the charts. CBOT wheat futures gapped higher on March 3, as Russian troops entered Crimea and […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids continue to slide
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) were weaker during the week ended Monday, as continued losses in the U.S. futures remained a bearish influence on Canadian bids. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta […] Read more
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