Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Dec. 11, 2010 at 5:00 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Open interest in western barley futures has declined to virtually zero, which would normally signal that the end of the contract’s long and distinguished history is close at hand. However, officials from the Winnipeg-based exchange ICE Futures Canada are not ready to give up on […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Dec. 1, 2010 at 12:20 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Cash bids for oats in Western Canada have been steadily easing despite the fact supplies of the commodity have been tightening. “A lot may be decided when the Statistics Canada crop production report is released on Friday,” said Ken Ball, a broker with Union Securities […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 30, 2010 at 12:01 am CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have held at strong levels and could again creep to even firmer levels as stocks of the commodity become extremely tight. Cash bids were reported to currently be in the $15 to $15.50 per bushel range, down slightly […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 26, 2010 at 2:34 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — The area seeded to winter wheat in Ontario was up from the previous season, but fell short of record expectations, according to an official with the Ontario government. “Planting of Ontario’s winter wheat crop got off to a great start, and there had been ideas […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Nov. 24, 2010 at 4:56 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) –– A smaller oats harvest in 2010-11 and the resulting tight supply situation will result in a reduction in Canada’s export and domestic usage picture. Exactly how much oats was harvested in Canada during 2010-11 is still up in the air, said Mike Jubinville, an analyst […]

By Dwayne Klassen