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Exports of Canadian wheat strong despite low demand: SaskWheat Market Outlook

Exports of Canadian wheat strong despite low demand: SaskWheat Market Outlook

Nov 8, 2023 | 4:45pm
Canadian wheat exports were strong in shipping week 13. According to the latest SaskWheat Market Outlook, 526.3-thousand metric tons (mt) of wheat was exported to bring the season total to 5.1-million metric tons, up 11 percent from last year. Michael Wilton with Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg says the fall program for exports usually peaks in October before […]

1,300 bushels of durum stolen in southwest Saskatchewan

May 11, 2022 | 12:09pm

RCMP are asking for the public’s help after 1,300 bushels of durum seed were stolen The theft happened from a property five miles South of Ponteix. It is believed that the theft occurred between April 28th and May 5th If you have information about this crime, please contact the Ponteix RCMP at 306-625-6400 or you […]

New durum varieties developed for resistance to fusarium head blight

Feb 2, 2022 | 11:24am

  Agriculture Canada says a new durum wheat variety is the first in the world to show intermediate resistance to fusarium head blight. Developed by wheat breeder Dr. Yuefeng Ruan of the Swift Current Research Centre, the new lines leverage genetic technologies to bolster resistance to fusarium. The first variety is known as DT 2009, […]

Wheat prices show a 32 cent per bushel range across Sask

Jul 26, 2021 | 10:30am

  The latest cash prices for wheat on the SaskWheat website show the highest level in northwest Saskatchewan. There is a 32 cent a bushel price range for spring wheat across Saskatchewan. The price of number 1 red spring wheat, 13.5 percent protein, is 9.49 a bushel in the northwest, compared to 9.17 in the […]

Sask Wheat says grain markets are uncertain this week

Jan 26, 2021 | 1:24pm

  The latest Sask Wheat outlook says world wheat futures fell sharply last week as the debate about the unresolved export tax issues in Russia continued to dominate markets. The outlook says North American wheat is increasingly competitive on the world market but until the Black Sea grain market settles down, the extent of any […]

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