Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Prairie winter wheat area seen up

Aug. 31, 2012 at 10:36 am CDT

The area seeded to winter wheat in western Canada this fall is expected to be higher than the level achieved last year at the same time, according to an industry official. "I’m fully expecting to see winter wheat area on the Canadian Prairies surpass the year ago level," said Jake […]

StatsCan finds heat, disease hitting canola output

Aug. 22, 2012 at 12:26 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Large canola crop anticipated in StatsCan report

Aug. 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Alta. harvest work seen picking up steam

Aug. 15, 2012 at 5:35 am CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

CWB wheat/barley marketing programs ready, canola in works

Jul. 23, 2012 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

‘Excellent’ crop development seen in Alta.

Jul. 19, 2012 at 8:49 am CDT

A combination of warm temperatures and timely precipitation has resulted in some excellent looking grain and oilseed crops in Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. "Rain over the past couple of days combined with the heat seen last week has helped with development and has improved yield potential for […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Ont. wheat harvest to begin earlier than normal

Jun. 8, 2012 at 5:27 pm CDT

The harvest of Ontario’s winter wheat crop is expected to begin a bit sooner than normal, given that the crop broke dormancy earlier than usual this spring, and amid generally favourable weather conditions since. "The winter wheat harvest in Ontario generally never starts in June, but there is a good […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Good crop emergence seen in Alberta

May. 31, 2012 at 4:57 pm CDT

Favourable weather conditions have aided seeding operations in Alberta as well as crop emergence, according to a provincial crop specialist. Seeding of various grain, oilseed and pulse crops is now complete in the southern regions of Alberta, 95-100 per cent done in central areas, roughly 80-85 per cent complete in […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Chinese demand for canola to remain strong

May. 30, 2012 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chinese demand for Canadian canola will remain strong during the upcoming 2012-13 crop year, according to a government analyst. There is the potential for Canada’s shipments to China to rise further but that will depend on how successful recent visits by Canadian officials were in removing restrictions imposed on Canadian […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Fundamentals seen holding canola cash bids firm

May. 14, 2012 at 4:27 pm CDT

With canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform undergoing some extreme declines over the past few sessions, there have been worries that cash bids may also follow suit. However, some analysts are confident the fundamentals remain solid enough that any push lower in the cash market will only be […]

By Dwayne Klassen