Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 21, 2011 at 3:57 pm CDT

Canadian producers hope free trade negotiations with India will result in that country allowing imports of Canadian pork products, according to an official with one of the agencies trying to open those doors. “There is definitely demand for Canadian pork in India,” according to Jacques Pomerleau, president of Canada  Pork […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Apr. 15, 2011 at 11:30 am CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board’s winter rail program is on target to meet export expectations made in the fall, according to a CWB official. The CWB’s winter rail program transports grain from Western Canada and already-stored supplies at Thunder Bay, Ont. to eastern export facilities while the Great Lakes and St. […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Mar. 22, 2011 at 1:42 pm CDT

Producers in Western Canada who hope to get an early start to seeding will be disappointed, given that the weather is not expected to be very co-operative over the next couple of months. “There is definitely going to be a bias to wet and cooler weather conditions over the next […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Feb. 25, 2011 at 12:02 am CST

The debate is on regarding how many acres in Canada will go to canola in 2011, with domestic crushers and exporters alike keeping a close eye on the situation. The area expected to be planted to canola in Canada this spring is projected to surpass record levels, but there may […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Feb. 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm CST

 Canada’s estimated total cattle and calf inventory as of January 1, 2011, continued to decline, dropping 3.4 per cent from the level seen at the same time a year ago, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Feb. 17, 2011. As of January 1, 2011, Canadian producers had an […]

By Dwayne Klassen