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Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

Five Manitoba-based crop producer associations, nearly all of which already work out of the same building, have a memorandum of understanding to work toward forming a single merged grower group. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley



CWRS bids rise along with weaker Canadian dollar

CWRS bids rise along with weaker Canadian dollar

Basis levels across Western Canada range from C$19 to C$39 below the futures

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended April 21, as sharp weakness in the Canadian dollar made up for the softer tone in the Minneapolis spring wheat futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$2 to C$4 per tonne

Prairie wheat bids rise, tracking U.S. futures

Prairie wheat bids rise, tracking U.S. futures

Cash durum and CPSR wheat prices in the West held steady on the week

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were slightly stronger during the week ended April 14 as advances in U.S. futures pointed the way higher. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were mostly higher, rising by $1 to as much as $9 per tonne across the Prairie provinces,



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Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

London/Shanghai/New York | Reuters — Post Holdings is buying leading British breakfast cereal brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group for 1.4 billion pounds (C$2.4 billion), giving the U.S.-focused company a European base on which to build. The combination will help Post’s existing brands, which include Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts, to expand overseas,





Western Canadian wheat bids seen softening

Western Canadian wheat bids seen softening

Large and potentially larger global supplies put pressure on prices

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were lower during the week ended March 24, as favourable weather in the U.S. Plains and large world supplies weighed on the market. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down $4-$5 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from