Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the[...]



Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpinning Prairie feed market

MarketsFarm – Canada’s barley crop may have improved considerably in 2022 compared to 2021’s drought-stricken crop, but the logistics of getting that grain to Alberta’s feedlot alley are keeping prices well supported. Canada grew 9.4 million tonnes of barley during the 2022 growing season, which was up by 35 per cent from the previous year.[...]

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, feed wheat at par in southern Alberta

MarketsFarm – Feed barley prices in southern Alberta’s feedlot alley moved higher over the past few weeks, but the price rise will likely slow down as barley trades at par with feed wheat. Feed barley and feed wheat are both currently trading at around C$225 per tonne delivered into Lethbridge, Alta. “That’s a sell signal[...]



Weekly Grain Market Report

ICE Futures Canada canola futures saw some mixed activity during the week ended July 12, but were lower overall by July 12 as relatively favourable crop prospects and a jump in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. The November canola contract finished the week at $530.80 which is right at the low end of a[...]


Tighter supplies, solid demand underpin durum bids

MarketsFarm -- Tighter global supplies are keeping the Canadian durum market well supported this winter, with firmer prices likely when the Port of Thunder Bay reopens for the spring. "We're seeing a very strong export demand for durum," said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations for Swiss-based GAP S.A. Grains and Products in Winnipeg. Canada[...]

Grain World: Canadian canola acres shifting into wheat

Canadian farmers will plant more spring wheat and less canola in 2013, said Brenda Tjaden Lepp, chief analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions in a presentation at the annual Wild Oats Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 25.
Factoring in relative returns, rotational issues, and what she was hearing from clients, Tjaden Lepp forecast spring wheat area[...]


Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

MarketsFarm -- Cool and wet conditions delaying harvest operations across North America's durum-growing regions are cutting into the quality of the crop in both the U.S. and Canada, with widening price spreads likely going forward. "It's been a challenging harvest," said Erica Olson, marketing specialist with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. "We did have some[...]

CWRS bids edge lower with Minneapolis futures, CPSR up

MarketsFarm - Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 7, with a steady to lower tone in Canada Western Red Spring Wheat as a downtrend in the Minneapolis future weighed on values. However, the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts trended higher, which underpinned Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)[...]