SASKATOON — Seeding conditions are near ideal in the hard red winter wheat growing region of the United States, says a weather expert. “It is really very good,” said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. “We’ve had a good alternating pattern of rain and sunshine in the majority of the region.” Most of the […] Read more
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Seeding conditions look good for U.S. winter wheat crop
Conditions are particularly favourable in Kansas, the top hard red winter wheat producer

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat up, durum mixed
Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were higher while those for durum went in both directions as of Sept. 25, 2025.

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down
Soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled during the week ended Sept. 24, 2025, but corn futures stayed rangebound.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline
The ongoing Prairie wheat harvest and a stronger Canadian dollar caused Western Canadian wheat bids to decline during the week ended Sept. 19, 2025.

Fall rye hits record high in Manitoba
More Manitoba acres were growing fall rye in 2025 than ever before
Winter cereals 2025: More Manitoba fields grew fall rye in 2025 than ever before, but winter wheat slipped and, while spring stand survival was good, drought took its toll
CBOT Weekly: Futures rise on multiple factors
Different factors caused crop futures on the Chicago Board of Trade to rise during the week ended Sept. 17, 2025.

Carberry field day looks for agriculture solutions
Manitoba farmers explore research solutions for resilient crops, agronomic issues and new kinds of ag products
Manitoba farmers explored research solutions for resilient crops, perpetual agronomic issues and new kinds of agricultural products at a field day at the Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre in Carberry on Aug. 6.

CBOT Weekly: Pressure on grain, oilseed prices
Multiple factors dragging down futures
Harvest, crop quality and crop quantity and a lack of demand affected grain and oilseed prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Sept. 3, 2025.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down
Rains delay Prairie wheat harvest
Western Canadian wheat prices were mostly weaker as rains in the Prairies delayed harvesting operations during the week ended Aug. 21, 2025.

CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on crop tour
High corn, soybean yields pressure prices
The trade is focusing on results from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which will make its way through seven states looking at corn and soybean fields from Aug. 18 to 21, 2025.