Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $228 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $247 per tonne in Alberta.

CWRS wheat bids down, CPSR mixed

MGEX May spring wheat futures dropped while Chicago and K.C. wheats rose on the week

Wheat bids in Western Canada were weak for the week ended April 5, with losses observed across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $10-$14 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Prices were

North American grain and oilseed markets are also keeping an eye on seeding weather as attention turns to the 2019-20 crop.


Canola may be vulnerable if CBOT soybeans decline

China’s block on canola is already baked into the market

ICE Futures canola contracts held reasonably steady during the week ended April 5, hovering above major long-term lows as traders contemplated the lack of Chinese demand and what the trade dispute means going forward. The bearish influence of China shuttering its doors to Canadian canola has been generally factored into the market, with lows possibly









Prairie CWRS bids drop with Minneapolis futures

Prairie CWRS bids drop with Minneapolis futures

Also, the Canadian dollar climbed roughly a quarter-cent on the week

Western Canadian wheat bids posted losses across much of the region during the week ended March 29, with weakness in the Minneapolis futures and gains in the Canadian dollar behind the price activity. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were steady to down by nearly $10 per tonne, according to