Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 30, 2007 at 4:51 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Friday’s session mainly lower after trading higher just ahead of the close. Weakness in canola was linked to late profit-taking by fund accounts as well as the losses posted in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex, market watchers […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 29, 2007 at 12:50 pm CST

(Resource News International) — While not ruling out other options to remove the Canadian Wheat Board’s single-desk marketing powers for Prairie barley, the federal government for now is focused on a court appeal toward that end. The government is focusing its attention on an appeal of a decision by a […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 26, 2007 at 5:18 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The move by the European Union to suspend import tariffs on most cereals for the rest of the 2007-08 marketing year will not open the door for increased Canadian wheat and barley shipments, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Wheat Board said. “What we are selling to […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 23, 2007 at 3:50 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Friday’s session firmer with a number of months establishing new contract highs. Gains were influenced by the sharp advances posted in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and from steady demand, market watchers said. WCE feed wheat and […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 22, 2007 at 3:43 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Thursday’s mainly lower after starting the day off on a mostly firmer footing. The closure of Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets for U.S. Thanksgiving resulted in a number of market participants taking to the sidelines. Some support across the […]

By Dwayne Klassen