Insights and Stories of Brent Harder

Aug. 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm CDT

Poor crops being grown in Australia and Turkey have led to a significant increase in the value of chickpeas in Western Canada. Omer Al-Katib, director of corporate affairs and investor relations with Alliance Grain Traders in Regina, said the two nations have had separate problems this year, which have led […]

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Aug. 4, 2011 at 4:45 am CDT

The run-up in commodity prices over the last year has not left peas by the wayside, as the value of both yellow and green peas has seen a sharp jump over the last 12 months. According to data from Prairie Ag Hotwire, elevator bids for green peas are bringing as […]

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Jul. 13, 2011 at 2:11 pm CDT

Swamped by well-above average rainfall throughout the spring, the wet areas of Manitoba have been able to dry out — for the most part — over the past month or so. Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, said a drying bias is underway in the keystone […]

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Jul. 13, 2011 at 4:50 am CDT

Canadian canola oil exports are projected to have more than doubled over the past six years, as Canada’s domestic crush has increased, and demand continues to grow. Back in 2004-05, Canada exported 900,000 tonnes of canola oil, while in 2010-11 the country is pegged to export 2.34 million tonnes, which […]

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Jul. 11, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

Canadian exports of canola are projected to decline for a third consecutive year in 2010-11 and a fourth straight year in 2011-12, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. However, the lower export numbers are not for lack of demand. Canada is forecast to export 7.1 million tonnes of canola seed […]

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