Insights and Stories of Brandon Logan

Sep. 3, 2013 at 3:42 pm CDT

Prairie flax prices have declined throughout the growing season, but Will Hill, president of the Flax Council of Canada, said he expects prices to remain steady into harvest due to the tight carryover stocks from the previous season. “I think we’ve seen prices come off from the highs earlier in […]

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Aug. 29, 2013 at 12:36 pm CDT

Saskatchewan farmers are in the early stages of harvesting lentils — but with prices already starting to taper off, comes some speculation growers will hold off on selling lentils until the market strengthens, according to Shawn Madsen, operations manager for Southland Pulse. “Prices have been moving south,” he said. “It […]

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Aug. 27, 2013 at 1:26 pm CDT

Western Canadian pea prices have declined the last month amid decreased demand from India and expectations of a very strong Canadian crop, according to Jackie Kress, senior grain manager for Legumex Walker. India is Canada’s largest yellow pea exporter, but with a large chickpea crop and a rupee that has […]

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Aug. 20, 2013 at 11:48 am CDT

Tight supplies of Canadian mustard are expected to keep spot prices quite high leading into harvest, according to Walter Dyck, mustard buyer with Wisconsin-based Olds Products. “I think the carryover from the previous year is quite on the low end,” he said. “We’ve had fairly high spot prices the last […]

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Aug. 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm CDT

Increased disease prevention by Alberta farmers has yield outlooks looking above-average for some of the province’s biggest crops, according to provincial crop specialist Neil Whatley. “Wheat and canola crops around the province are pretty much good-to-excellent in condition and receiving favourable growing conditions,” said Whatley, who’s based at the provincial […]

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