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Canadian wheat bids track U.S. futures lower

The Canadian dollar climbed by about a quarter of a cent on the week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 16, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended March 9, as losses in U.S. futures and a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $1-$2 per tonne across

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U.S. soybean stocks ground high-flying canola futures

A dump of snow over the Prairies also put prices in flux

By Dave Sims March 16, 2018

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform soared to their highest levels in months during the week ended March 9, but ultimately fell back to earth after the U.S. Department of Agriculture hiked its estimate for U.S. ending stocks of soybeans. The agency pegged the carry-out at 555 million bushels, about 25 million bushels

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Prairie wheat bids rise as dollar falls

Threats of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports drag on the Canadian dollar

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 9, 2018

Most wheat bids in Western Canada rose over the week ended March 2, following the lead of U.S. futures and taking strength from a weak Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose in Western Canada by $1-$5, according to price quotes from a

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Chicago soy, lower loonie give boost to May canola

In U.S. dollars, the commodity’s value is actually down

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 9, 2018

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved to their highest levels in three months during the week ended March 2, having posted gains for 10 straight sessions. Losses in the Canadian dollar and gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans helped keep speculators on the buy side. While the May canola contract rose by $25 per

Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $238 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $252 in northern Alberta.

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Prairie wheat bids mixed, following U.S. futures, dollar

The loonie dropped by about a cent on the week; U.S. wheat futures also fell

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 2, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Feb. 23; some fell following the lead of U.S. futures, while others rose slightly, taking support from a lower Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada, with some

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Pressure on the loonie helps lift canola futures

Conditions in South America add a weather premium

By Dave Sims March 2, 2018

Contracts on the ICE Futures Canada canola complex continued to strengthen during the week ended Feb. 23, as weather issues in South America and action in the Canadian dollar underpinned the market. Traders were rolling out of the March contract and into May, resulting in a flurry of spread action during the week. The tilt

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Prairie wheat bids mixed while U.S. futures rise

Minneapolis March 2018 spring wheat rose five U.S. cents on the week

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 22, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Feb. 15, while U.S. wheat futures rose. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada with some unchanged and others rising by $1-$2, according to price quotes from a cross-section of

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Soybeans’ strength doesn’t sustain canola’s rally

Large corn supplies keep cash prices under pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 22, 2018

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts hit their best levels in two months during the week ended Feb. 16, but ran out of gas and retreated from those highs despite continued strength in Chicago soybeans. After rallying above the psychological $500-per-tonne mark on Monday (Feb. 12), March canola spent the next few days making attempts at

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Prairie wheat bids follow lead of most U.S. futures

Durum bids in northwestern Saskatchewan rose to line up with those in other regions

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 15, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada rose in price for the week ended Feb. 9, for the most part following the lead of the U.S. futures markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose in Western Canada by $7-$9, according to price quotes from a cross-section

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Canola rides out turbulence in world financial markets

A lower loonie lent support to Canadian canola demand

By Dave Sims February 15, 2018

It was a turbulent week for world financial markets but canola shrugged off much of the volatility and held firm, thanks in large part to weakness in the Canadian dollar. In fact, the market even showed a bit of bullishness as the front-month March contract broke through the psychologically important $500-per-tonne mark during the week

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Canadian wheat bids track U.S. futures lower

U.S. soybean stocks ground high-flying canola futures

Prairie wheat bids rise as dollar falls

Chicago soy, lower loonie give boost to May canola

Prairie wheat bids mixed, following U.S. futures, dollar

Pressure on the loonie helps lift canola futures

Prairie wheat bids mixed while U.S. futures rise

Soybeans’ strength doesn’t sustain canola’s rally

Prairie wheat bids follow lead of most U.S. futures

Canola rides out turbulence in world financial markets

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