durum wheat

Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it’s likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of August 19 show Canada exported 528 thousand tonnes of wheat in week one of the 2024-25 crop year and […]

Statistics Canada released results of a survey asking what farmers intend to seed this season. The 2024 seeding intentions for principal field crops surveyed 3,239 Saskatchewan farmers between December 14th to January 22nd. Farmers plan on seeding more durum wheat, lentils, dry field peas, oats, and canary seed, but less canola, spring wheat, barley, mustard […]

A Chief Market Analyst with Grain Fox believes durum wheat prices won’t spike to 20 dollars a bushel like they did in 2021. Neil Townsend could see durum trade around 15 dollars, but it largely depends on demand around the world. “There’s a big shortage in Tunisia, tight situation in Algeria, big shortage in Morocco, […]