Insights and Stories of Dave Sims

May. 27, 2015 at 6:41 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said […]

By Dave Sims, Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 26, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the […]

By Dave Sims

May. 20, 2015 at 6:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts stayed mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, before finishing $4 per tonne higher. “Funds are putting a long position on,” said Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg. The most-frequently-traded July contract tested the $460 per tonne mark before backing off […]

By Dave Sims

May. 20, 2015 at 12:30 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The price of diesel has fallen to the same level as gasoline across Western Canada, but a Chicago-based analyst doesn’t expect it to stay that way for too long. “Probably after the Fourth of July, late July and August the prices may start to edge up,” said […]

By Dave Sims

May. 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Pork prices in Canada are narrowing the gap with beef prices — but the spread between the two meats remains well above the historical average. “Beef values (cutout) have actually come down a little bit, whereas pork and poultry (cutout) values have actually gone up,” said Brad […]

By Dave Sims