CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada edged lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels held relatively steady and the continued slide in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly C$2 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price […] Read more
Cash wheat prices move lower across Prairies
CWRS bids down, CPSR bids up across Prairies
CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Friday, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids posted small gains. Average CWRS prices were down by C$1-$4 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat bids mixed
CNS Canada –– Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Friday, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were mixed. Average CWRS wheat prices were steady to C$3 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more
Ardent to buy major Ontario soft wheat mill
The owner of Canada’s Robin Hood flour mills is poised to buy the biggest soft wheat milling operation in the country. Ardent Mills, the joint North American flour venture of agrifood giants Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, announced Thursday it will buy the former Kraft Milling operation in Mississauga, Ont. from Mondelez Canada for an […] Read more
‘Nothing bullish’ in wheat futures
CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have moved steadily lower since the beginning of July, and appear poised for more losses as there is little supportive news in the market. “There’s just nothing bullish in the wheat market at the moment,” said Adam Knosalla of Frontier Futures in Minneapolis. He added that “down is the […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat bids mixed
CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Friday, with prices edging lower in the eastern Prairies and moving up in Alberta. Average CWRS prices were down by C$2-$4 per tonne in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but up by C$4-$9 in Alberta, according to […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat bids edge higher
CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were stronger during the week ended Friday, as basis levels and U.S. futures markets also showed some improvement. Average CWRS wheat prices were up by C$7-$10 per tonne over the week, with bids ranging from about $212 per tonne in the […] Read more
Prairie CWRS cash bids soften, durum drops sharply
CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures markets plunged once again. Average CWRS wheat prices were down by C$7 to $26 per tonne over the week, with bids ranging from about $203 per tonne in the Peace region […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat prices down but durum bids up
Average CWRS wheat prices were down by $7 to $12 per tonne over the week
Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended July 17, as losses in the U.S. futures and improving weather conditions in some parts of the Prairies weighed on values. However, durum was the one bright spot from a pricing standpoint, with declining Canadian crop prospects […] Read more
Canola replanting may hinder winter wheat seeding
CNS Canada — With canola as the preferred stubble choice into which to seed winter wheat in Western Canada, it’s possible farmers will run into problems seeding this fall due to vast canola reseeding in early June. “The crop insurance said there was over a million acres reseeded (in Manitoba), and when you reseed, unless […] Read more
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