Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 26, 2010 at 5:26 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Edible pea prices in Western Canada, for both yellow and greens, have improved recently as producers begin to lock up their bins in hopes of better prices. “I would say that values for both types of edible peas have climbed 15 cents to as much as […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 25, 2010 at 4:59 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for feed barley in Western Canada have managed to hold steady, if not slowly strengthen to some degree, but any upside was seen as being limited. “There was some pretty good selling of feed barley off the combine during the harvest which helped to […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 19, 2010 at 5:28 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Favourable weather conditions allowed producers in Alberta to make significant harvest progress over the past week or so, according to a provincial crop specialist on Tuesday. Harvest operations in the Peace River region of northern Alberta were virtually complete, while in the central areas of the […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 4, 2010 at 12:48 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Grain and oilseed production estimates  in the latest crop production survey from Statistics Canada for the period ended Sept. 9 held very few surprises, according to industry sources. “Some of the production estimates were a bit smaller than had been anticipated, and that was the only […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 30, 2010 at 1:57 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Statistics Canada’s grain and oilseed crop production survey, scheduled for release Monday (Oct. 4), is expected to be taken with a “grain of salt,” with most market participants casting doubt on its numbers. “The survey is likely to show production of the various grain and oilseed […]

By Dwayne Klassen