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Prairie wheat bids dragged down by rallying loonie
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids dragged down by rallying loonie

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

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly weaker for the week ended Jan. 11, as a stronger Canadian dollar weighed on prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down, falling $3-$4 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and
Wheat and U.S. dollars
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Western Canadian wheat bids up with U.S. futures

MGEX and K.C. March wheats climbed while CBOT March wheat slipped on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly up for the week ended Dec. 14 on strength in U.S. futures and a weaker Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mostly up $2-$7, except in eastern Manitoba where they were down $1, according to price quotes from a
Average durum prices were up, with bids ranging anywhere from $214 in northwestern Saskatchewan to $228 in western Manitoba.
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Western Canadian wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

March wheat futures climbed by about one to three per cent on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Dec. 7, as strength in U.S. futures provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $5-$7, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged
Hard red wheat bids rise in Western Canada
Grain Markets, Markets

Hard red wheat bids rise in Western Canada

Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago March wheat futures all rose on the week

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada strengthened during the week ended Nov. 30, as gains in Minneapolis futures and a softer tone in the Canadian dollar helped basis levels improve. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $1-$3 per tonne over the course of the week,
CWRS prices ranged from about $250 per tonne in south-eastern Saskatchewan to as high as $271 in southern Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

CWRS bids hold steady in Western Canada

MGEX, CBOT and K.C. March wheat were down on the week, but so was the loonie

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Nov. 23, with a steady tone in Canada Western Red Spring wheat as pressure from soft U.S. futures was countered by support from a weaker Canadian dollar. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices held within 50 cents of unchanged, according to price
Average durum prices were up, with bids ranging anywhere from $212 in southwestern Saskatchewan to $224 in western Manitoba.
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairies’ wheats rise with weaker loonie

Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City December wheat futures all fell on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Nov. 16, as a weaker Canadian dollar supported prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by as much as $3 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price
Average durum prices were up, with bids ranging anywhere from $211 in southwestern Saskatchewan to $222 in western Manitoba.
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Prairie wheat bids improve

U.S. futures gains drove the market on this side of the border too

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Nov. 2, with gains in the United States futures supporting on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent CWRS) wheat prices were steady to $4 per tonne higher, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).
Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures
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Prairie spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures

Most wheat classes moved downwards over the past week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were down for the week ended Oct. 26 with losses in the United States futures weighing on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent CWRS) wheat prices were down $1 to $4 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price
For the week ending Oct. 26, there was enough canola still in fields waiting to be harvested that markets will feel once it enters the bin.
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Harvest progress pressures canola prices

The remaining four million tonnes of expected production 
is enough to move markets

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Canola contracts on the ICE Futures exchange fell to their lowest levels of the past year during the week ended Oct. 26, as harvest operations across Western Canada finally neared completion. Farmers in both Alberta and Saskatchewan reported good progress during the week, helping ease concerns over unharvested acres being left out over the winter.

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