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Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the










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Prairie cash wheat: durum soars as red spring falls back

Steep increases following Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports were gone by mid-week

MarketsFarm – There were sharp increases in durum across Western Canada for the week ended July 27, while spring wheat incurred small to moderate declines. There were gains in Minneapolis spring wheat, while Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts slipped back. At the beginning of the week there were steep increases for wheat as



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Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag

U.S. futures, loonie down on week

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada saw gains and losses for the week ended Thursday, due to declines in U.S. markets and a lower Canadian dollar. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat was mixed with some losses, but prices steady to higher in six of the Prairie regions. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) was