Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 23, 2009 at 6:34 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The winter wheat crop in the province of Ontario is believed to have come through the winter in good shape, according to an official with the Ontario provincial government. “From our viewpoint, the winter wheat crop is okay, but it is hard to know for sure […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 20, 2009 at 2:48 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Shares of the world wheat market in the upcoming 2009-10 crop year are expected to decline for both Canada and the U.S. from 2008-09, with the European Union, Ukraine, Russia and Argentina picking up most of that decline. The five top major wheat exporting countries include […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The amount of area producers in Ontario seed to corn in the spring of 2009 is expected to be down from the year ago level in response to high input costs as well as reduced profitability, industry sources said. “Fertilizer and chemical costs for corn producers […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 16, 2009 at 6:20 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Spring road restrictions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been or are being implemented and are expected to limit farmers’ ability to truck out grain for the next couple of months, according to industry officials. Select roads in Alberta have already had weight restrictions implemented. An […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 7, 2009 at 2:33 am CST

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has revised downward what Canadian farmers will seed to all wheat and durum in the spring of 2009 from its January projection, according to an updated acreage outlook from AAFC’s market analysis branch. AAFC’s record canola area forecast in January was bumped […]

By Dwayne Klassen