Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Jun. 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm CDT

The acreage update coming from Statistics Canada early Thursday is expected to show a decline in seeded area in comparison to the projections for the period ended March 31.  The federal statistics agency’s numbers are seen as providing at least a base in which to backtrack seeding intentions which were […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Jun. 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm CDT

Seeding operations in Alberta are generally complete with the only exceptions in the south, where less than five per cent of the intended crop still needs to be put into the ground, according to a provincial crop specialist. “That area has been extremely wet and has prevented producers from seeding […]

By Dwayne Klassen

May. 25, 2011 at 5:39 pm CDT

The late start to seeding on Canada’s Prairies, along with slow germination of early-seeded crops, prevented any significant damage occurring from frost over the past couple of nights. Temperatures in Western Canada dropped to as low as -4 to -5 C overnight Monday in select areas and fell to -1 […]

By Dwayne Klassen

May. 24, 2011 at 10:57 pm CDT

Cash bids for feed barley in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady but also have slowly been trending to stronger territory as feedlots look to cover needs. “Bids for barley have slowly been moving up, especially after stocks of the commodity were shown to be at a tighter-than-anticipated level […]

By Dwayne Klassen

May. 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm CDT

ICE Futures Canada is preparing to offer separate spring wheat and durum futures contracts if the federal government follows through with its plan to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly on the marketing of those commodities.  “We would be remiss in our duty if preparations were not in place for […]

By Dwayne Klassen