Insights and Stories of Brent Harder

Green pea production lower than normal

Nov. 10, 2010 at 3:33 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — With the persistent rains that hampered the Prairies throughout the summer, producers saw lower yields on green pea crops. Cam Laxdal, general manager with the Winnipeg export office of Saskatchewan special crops firm Lakeside Global Grains, said the wet weather had a lot to do […]

CWB initial payment increase delayed

Nov. 4, 2010 at 5:40 pm CDT

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Canadian feed wheat sold to S. Korea: reports

Oct. 27, 2010 at 3:30 pm CDT

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Canada seen shipping beef to China in near future

Oct. 26, 2010 at 5:31 pm CDT

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Prairies in for cold, dry winter

Oct. 22, 2010 at 5:13 pm CDT

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Canola cash market stronger, but lagging

Oct. 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — With producers going all out in an effort to get the canola crop off the field, there has been plenty of activity in the cash market with no shortage of elevator deliveries. Cash prices have gone steadily higher over the last month, and Mike Jubinville, an […]

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Prairie flax harvest nearing midpoint

Oct. 12, 2010 at 1:35 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Harvest operations for flaxseed have been coming along quite nicely, as favourable weather conditions across the Prairies have allowed producers onto the land. Roger Kissick, flax product manager with Linear Grains at Carman, Man., said the harvest on Canada’s Prairies is about halfway complete. “It’s progressing […]

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Barley quality hurt by rains, delays

Oct. 7, 2010 at 5:45 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — With the persistent rains that hampered harvest progress and crop maturity across the Prairies in September, a significant portion of the barley crop has seen poorer quality. Jim Beusekom of Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta. said a lot of barley harvested this year will be sold […]

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Late harvests diminish winter wheat acres

Oct. 7, 2010 at 11:18 am CDT

(Resource News International) — Many pundits had predicted Western Canada would see a significant amount of winter wheat planted this fall, but with wet conditions that delayed both crop maturity and harvest, winter wheat acres now look to be low. Jake Davidson, executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, […]

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CSCA, Mexico try to resolve canaryseed quarantine

Oct. 7, 2010 at 11:11 am CDT

(Resource News International) –– Members of the Canadian Special Crops Association met with Mexican food inspection officials in Mexico City recently in an effort to alert them of the Canadian industry’s perspective on the presence of quarantine weed seeds in canaryseed shipments. CSCA’s Carl Potts traveled to Mexico to take […]

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