Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. trans fat ban creates opportunities for canola

Jun. 16, 2015 at 7:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban artificial trans fats in processed foods within three years will create opportunities for Canada’s canola sector, especially high oleic varieties such as Nexera. Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), which are the primary source of artificial trans fat […]

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures, rising loonie

Jun. 15, 2015 at 7:47 pm CDT

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Prices to rise as yield prospects drop for durum

Jun. 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm CDT

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Wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

Jun. 8, 2015 at 7:12 pm CDT

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U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates

Jun. 4, 2015 at 7:24 pm CDT

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola needs more fuel to keep rising

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed sharply higher during the week ended Wednesday, but additional gains will need some more bullish news as the market takes a breather and consolidates. A combination of a rally in CBOT soyoil, a weaker Canadian dollar, fund buying and a weekend […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

May. 29, 2015 at 5:53 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are in forecasts for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, which could create more stress for emerging fields as farmers are still busy reseeding after the last frost. Environment Canada is forecasting lows of -1 to -2 C across much of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Tight lentil market watching weather

May. 28, 2015 at 6:45 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Old-crop large green lentils saw a jump in price over the past week, but actual supplies are few and far between, with most market participants turning attention to new-crop opportunities and weather uncertainty across Western Canada’s lentil-growing regions. “The trade is very thin right now,” said analyst […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dry Prairies await timely rains

May. 27, 2015 at 6:41 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said […]

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Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

May. 22, 2015 at 6:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower crop is off to a good start this year, having largely missed out on any damage from adverse weather over the May long weekend. “We had a good early start (to spring seeding) in the eastern part of the province and things went into some […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin