Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $248 per tonne in western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $269 in southern Alberta.

Wheat bids mixed in Western Canada

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

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.

Red spring wheat loses ground on Prairies

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

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



MWBGA offers ‘principles’ on ‘value creation’

It says AAFC must continue to bring new cereal varieties to market

Government and farmer-funded plant breeding has benefited Canadian farmers greatly, the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says in the preamble to its principles on seed value creation. “The MWBGA emphasizes many critical questions remain unanswered concerning which value creation model proposed by AAFC/CFIA (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Canadian Food Inspection Agency) best serves Manitoba