Insights and Stories of Brent Harder

Feed wheat loses steam with lack of demand

Jul. 10, 2011 at 4:57 pm CDT

Many cattle feedlots across the Prairies have reduced the number of cattle on their yards now that the summer has arrived, and with fewer animals being fed, the price of feed wheat has declined. Gerald Snip, a grain trader with Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta., said he wasn’t surprised to […]

Waterlogged farmers getting charged for unused fertilizer

Jun. 24, 2011 at 10:42 am CDT

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Expect another crush record in 2011-12

Jun. 14, 2011 at 1:30 pm CDT

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Time to sell feed barley, analyst suggests

Jun. 10, 2011 at 5:47 pm CDT

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Lack of wheat drives up prices from ethanol plants

Jun. 9, 2011 at 4:01 pm CDT

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Crush margins gain strength with crop concerns

Jun. 8, 2011 at 6:01 am CDT

Canola crush margins have seen some upward movement over the last week, thanks in large part to the seeding concerns across the Canadian prairies. Canola crush margins for July were bringing $86.48 per ton as of June 6, according to ICE Futures Canada. That compares with $77.67 per ton a […]

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Flax moves higher on account of poor weather

Jun. 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm CDT

Like many other grains and oilseeds, flaxseed bids in western Canada have been gaining strength over the last little while. Richard Zacharias, general manager of Prairie Flax Products at Portage la Prairie, Man., said poor spring planting conditions have been the catalyst for the price advance, with many parts of […]

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End of Russian export ban seen having minimal impact

Jun. 3, 2011 at 3:03 pm CDT

After not allowing grain to leave the country for almost 11 months, Russia is set re-open its export market July 1, bringing with it fears that some business will be lost in Canada and the U.S. Russia has said it will begin exporting grain again on July 1. “Last year’s […]

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Prairies’ winter wheat crop and acres falter

May. 25, 2011 at 4:59 am CDT

The wet and late spring that hit the eastern part of Canada’s Prairies has hurt the progress of the area’s winter wheat crop. “I have seen very little winter wheat out of the ground. There is nothing I can see around here, or in the more southern parts of the […]

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Oats analyst suggests it’s time to sell some oats

May. 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm CDT

Although oat values on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have been trending upward — albeit slightly — over the past couple of weeks, one analyst said producers on Canada’s Prairies should be thinking about selling some of their product before values decline. Ryan McKnight, a grain merchant with Linear […]

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