Insights and Stories of Alana Vannahme

May. 28, 2009 at 2:24 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The liquidation of Canada’s beef cattle herd is seen winding down in a year’s time. A Statistics Canada report released in February showed low farm inventories of cattle in Canada, which the government agency said reflected market uncertainty and rising input costs. The report confirmed a […]

By Alana Vannahme

May. 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The condition of the winter wheat crop in Western Canada is decent given the length of the winter and cool spring and generally “reasonable” yields are anticipated. “It’s not going to be a record year but overall we’re generally pleased so far,” Jake Davidson, executive director […]

By Alana Vannahme

May. 21, 2009 at 11:12 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Ontario’s winter wheat crop is behind normal development but with the recent arrival of warmer weather the crop is “looking better every day,” according to Larry Shapton, general manager of the Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board. This year’s winterkill rate is expected to range from 10 […]

By Alana Vannahme

May. 15, 2009 at 4:40 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola exports reached a record total of over 900,000 tonnes in April but that breakneck pace is not expected to continue through the end of the crop year, according to senior trade sources. “If you include shipments from all of the ports, Canadian canola seed […]

By Alana Vannahme

May. 12, 2009 at 6:18 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Some Manitoba producers in flood-affected areas are still a few weeks away from seeding, but specialists say there is no reason for panic, assuming weather co-operates through May. As of May 5, the amount of flooded Manitoba farmland had retreated from its April 24 peak of […]

By Alana Vannahme