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Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $239 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $265 in southern Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

Western Canadian wheat bids slide downward

Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago May wheat futures were all down on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were down for the week ended Feb. 22, as the Canadian dollar gained ground during the week and U.S. futures dropped. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $2-$12, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ
Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $248 per tonne in western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $269 in southern Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

Wheat bids mixed in Western Canada

Minneapolis wheat and Chicago and K.C. wheat futures go separate ways, for now

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Western Canadian wheat bids were mixed during the week ended Feb. 14, with a steady tone in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids and losses in Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) as U.S. futures moved in opposite directions and the Canadian dollar weakened slightly. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were steady to
Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $248 per tonne in western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $269 in southern Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

Red spring wheat loses ground on Prairies

Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago March wheat futures were down on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were largely down for the week ended Feb. 8 as losses in U.S. futures countered the supportive influence of a weaker Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by about $2, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points
Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker (r) and Carla St. Croix, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s director of the Innovation and Growth Policy Division spoke about royalty proposals at Ad Days in Brandon Jan. 23.
Local news, News

Seed royalty costs discussed at Ag Days

Wheat deregistration as an anti-competitive tool is on regulators’ radar

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There’s more word on just how big the bill could be under proposed new royalty models intended to fund variety development. A slide presented at Ag Days Jan. 23 showed a range of $1 a tonne or $1.30 an acre to $3 a tonne or $3.90 an acre. A farmer who grows 300 acres of
Opinion

Opinion: Friends with trade benefits

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Canadians and Italians like each other. Italian culture has formed a deep part of the Canadian fabric and Canadians buy hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from Italy every year. However, there have been some hiccups recently in the trade relationship, highlighted by the protectionist measures being used to block Canadian durum exports. I
Red spring wheat bids down, durum up on Prairies
Grain Markets, Markets

Red spring wheat bids down, durum up on Prairies

MGEX and CBOT March wheat both rose on the week, while K.C. wheat slipped

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were largely down for the week ended Feb. 1 as the Canadian dollar made gains on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2-$3, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).
Canada Prairie Spring Red wheat bids were stronger, increasing by around $3-$5 per tonne.
Grain Markets, Markets

Western Canadian wheat bids make gains in most locations

Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago March wheat futures all rose on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were largely up for the week ended Jan. 25, supported by gains in most of the U.S. futures markets, as the Canadian dollar was steady on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $1-$5, except in eastern Manitoba where prices were
Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)
Crops, Markets

Canadian wheat exports keep strong pace

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Canadian wheat exports during the 2018-19 crop year-to-date are running at a record pace, with exports as of Sunday roughly 1.4 million tonnes ahead of what was exported during the same time frame the previous crop year. Canada has exported 8.87 million tonnes of wheat as of Sunday, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission
Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures, dollar changes little
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures, dollar changes little

Minneapolis and Kansas City March wheat are up while CBOT wheat slips on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly down for the week ended Jan. 18, supported by gains in most U.S. futures markets as the Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged for the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were up $2-$3, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery

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