Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 16, 2008 at 4:20 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Exports of fresh, chilled and frozen pork products to Canada from the U.S. have been steadily increasing and the gap between Canadian exports and U.S. imports was seen narrowing further, according to an official with the Canadian Pork Council. “The amount of U.S. pork being imported […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 16, 2008 at 2:56 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The return of warm and dry weather conditions has resulted in Alberta producers becoming very active in their harvest operations, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. “The return of hot and dry conditions on the weekend has allowed producers to resume harvest […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 12, 2008 at 3:47 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Hog deliveries to Maple Leaf Foods’ pork processing facility at Brandon, Man. appear unaffected by the listeria outbreak that forced the recall of over 200 meat products across Canada and the indefinite closure of the company’s Bartor Road plant in Toronto. “There has been no drop-off […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 11, 2008 at 3:22 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola export pace for the 2008-09 marketing year, which began Aug. 1 and ends July 31, 2009, has been slow to heat up as end-users bide their time waiting for more information on the size and quality of the Canadian crop, market participants said. “There […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 4, 2008 at 3:50 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Workers at Viterra’s grain terminal at Balgonie, Sask., established their first picket line early Thursday in what their union calls a bid to force the company back into productive collective bargaining. The Grain Services Union (GSU) represents Viterra’s estimated 650 country elevator operators and maintenance employees […]

By Dwayne Klassen