(CPSR) prices ranged from $210 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to $225 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Western Canadian wheat bids mixed on the week

Chicago and K.C. May wheat futures dropped significantly from the previous week

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended March 1, as the Canadian dollar lost 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 $1 per tonne on the low side, but gained to $11 per tonne on

Political unease with China is creating a lot of uncertainty in canola markets.

Concerns over demand from China drag on canola values

U.S. traders remain cautious with no trade deal yet set

ICE Futures canola contracts crashed and burned during the week ended March 1, hitting fresh lows in the front months every day of the week. Concerns over Chinese demand coupled with bearish technical signals accounted for much of the selling pressure. While Canadian political attention was largely on other matters during the week, the simmering






CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade deal hopes

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Monday amid news reports that Beijing and Washington are close to settling a lingering trade dispute, a breakthrough that could boost China’s demand for U.S. soy and other agricultural products. Corn also rose, pulling away from a three-month low struck in the previous session. Wheat prices


CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest weekly decline in half a year

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday and posted their steepest weekly decline since late August as technical selling and competitive global supplies pressured prices. Soybean and corn prices rose, rebounding from earlier losses, but gains were capped on concerns surrounding strong export competition. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board

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U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains

Geneva | Reuters — The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling on China’s price support for grains, successfully challenging a calculation methodology that is also used by India. A WTO adjudication panel agreed on Thursday with the U.S. complaint that China had paid farmers too much for wheat, Indica rice and Japonica rice



CBOT May 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as trade concerns weigh

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean prices fell on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected export sales as investors worried that an eagerly awaited trade deal between Washington and Beijing remained elusive. Wheat and corn also fell as heavy deliveries against the March contracts weighed on the market. There were 820 deliveries against CBOT March soybeans, 400 deliveries