Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Canada’s canola crush capacity increases

Oct. 30, 2007 at 3:52 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola crush capacity has been slowly creeping upward with steady food demand and increasing biofuel needs behind the rise, market participants said. Canada’s current canola crush capacity has been estimated at between four million and 4.5 million tonnes, with domestic processors in Canada reluctant to […]

WCE close: Hedging trims canola gains

Oct. 26, 2007 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Ontario corn harvest two-thirds done, soy finished

Oct. 25, 2007 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Ontario seeds record winter wheat acres

Oct. 24, 2007 at 2:09 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Alta. harvest 95 per cent complete: AAF

Oct. 23, 2007 at 2:47 pm CDT

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WCE close: Large supplies undermine canola

Oct. 19, 2007 at 2:16 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange grain and oilseed futures finished Friday’s session lower, associated with the declines in CBOT soybean complex values and with large visible supplies in Western Canada, market watchers said. WCE feed wheat and western barley values were mostly higher, with the limit-up gains in […]

By Dwayne Klassen

WCE close: Hedges undermine canola

Oct. 12, 2007 at 5:03 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange grain and oilseed futures finished Friday’s session mainly lower with losses fueled by pre-weekend hedging and the absence of fresh demand, market watchers said. WCE feed wheat and western barley values declined amid poor demand and the sharp declines posted by CBOT wheat […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Expect some unharvested Peace River crops: AAF

Oct. 11, 2007 at 5:04 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — There will be a small percentage of crops that will go unharvested in the Peace River region of northern Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Right now only 50 per cent of the various crops in the Peace district have been harvested,” said Harry Brook […]

By Dwayne Klassen

WCE platform switches to ICE Dec. 9

Oct. 11, 2007 at 4:48 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange’s electronic trading platform will officially transfer to the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) from the CBOT beginning Dec. 9, coming with new extended trading hours. “The last WCE trading day on the CBOT trading platform will be on Friday, Dec. 7,” said WCE president […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Alta. harvest reported 85 per cent complete

Oct. 10, 2007 at 5:24 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — A recent return to drier weather and warmer temperatures has helped Alberta farmers harvest their crops, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. “The weather has allowed harvest operations to move to about 85 per cent complete,” said Doon Pauly, a crop specialist […]

By Dwayne Klassen