Insights and Stories of Brent Harder

Feb. 3, 2011 at 1:30 pm CST

The value of oats on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has eclipsed the US$4 per bushel level, and producers in Western Canada hope they can soon see the same type of price. “There’s a strong correlation between Canadian and Chicago (CBOT) oat prices,” said grain merchant Ryan McKnight, president […]

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Feb. 1, 2011 at 10:37 pm CST

With wheat showing strong returns across Western Canada, it appears producers are showing more interest in wheat than barley “Wheat is garnering a significant portion of the acre increase, barley a little less so at the moment,” said Bruce Burnett, director of weather and market analysis with the Canadian Wheat […]

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Jan. 31, 2011 at 5:53 pm CST

The steadying of canola futures prices on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform in Winnipeg has stabilized canola basis levels. Mike Jubinville of Pro Farmer Canada in Winnipeg said basis levels are fairly decent at the moment, thanks to a solid amount of product in the commercial pipeline. “We currently […]

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Jan. 27, 2011 at 1:04 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Chickpea prices have been trending higher over the past month, with weather problems in some of top-producing nations a key reason for the strengthening of the market. Omer Al-Katib, director of corporate affairs and investor relations with Alliance Grains in Regina, said in an e-mail […]

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Jan. 20, 2011 at 6:35 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Sunflower prices have been rising in Western Canada, but haven’t triggered much in the way of producer selling, as most farmers feel values will still go higher. Luc Remillard of Remillard Seed Farms at St. Joseph, Man., about 15 km east of Altona, said it’s […]

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