Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 11, 2007 at 10:36 am CDT

(Resource News International) There were few surprises in the Statistics Canada report on grain stocks in all positions for the period ended July 31, the end of the 2006-07 crop year. The exceptions to the rule, however, were tighter-than-expected wheat supplies and canola stocks a bit larger than anticipated. “The […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 10, 2007 at 5:31 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Market participants will closely monitor Tuesday’s grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report scheduled to be released by Statistics Canada — especially its figures for 2006-07 wheat, barley and canola carryover, industry sources said Monday. “All the numbers will be used to tidy up […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 7, 2007 at 4:28 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished Friday’s session higher with the advances in the CBOT soybean complex and fresh fund buying providing some of the upward price momentum, market watchers said. Position evening ahead of the weekend was a feature of the activity. […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 7, 2007 at 2:55 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Growing global demand for biodiesel and food-quality vegetable oils has resulted in Viterra considering re-entering the oilseed processing sector, company CEO Mayo Schmidt said Friday. Viterra, is the new operating name for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool after its recent acquisition of Agricore United. “The company is currently […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 7, 2007 at 10:22 am CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) —With the addition of a second shift at Maple Leaf Foods’ hog plant at Brandon, Manitoba on September 4, the company expects a ramp-up in slaughter capacity over the next six to eight weeks, according to an official with Maple Leaf. “The current hog slaughter capacity […]

By Dwayne Klassen