Insights and Stories of Brent Harder

May. 1, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

After rallying early in 2011, canola crush margins have declined as the Canadian dollar has soared past the US$1.05 level during the first third of the calendar year. Ken Ball, a broker with Union Securities in Winnipeg, said the strength of Canada’s currency has a significant impact on canola crush […]

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Apr. 27, 2011 at 10:55 pm CDT

With many producers planning on seeding large amounts of canola and wheat this spring amid historically high prices, the crop that appears to be taking the largest hit in Manitoba because of this is sunflowers. In the 2011 planted area intention report from Statistics Canada released Tuesday, the government agency […]

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Apr. 27, 2011 at 9:00 am CDT

Producers in Canada are expected to seed a lot of wheat and canola in 2011, according to the spring planting intentions report Tuesday from Statistics Canada. One of the crops expected to see a significant increase in acreage this spring is canola, but Mike Jubinville of Pro Farmer Canada in […]

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Apr. 25, 2011 at 1:45 pm CDT

Kabuli chickpeas have seen an increase in price over the past week, as values have found strength from a lack of good-quality supplies. “There isn’t a lot of good product left in Canada for this year,” said Les Aubin of Walker Seeds at Tisdale, Sask. “If regular buyers are going […]

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Apr. 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm CDT

Canadian farmers are looking at the 2011 growing season as an opportunity to take advantage of historically high prices, and as a result, acreage on many crops should see an increase from 2010, according to trade estimates ahead of the Statistics Canada planting intentions report due out Tuesday (April 26). […]

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