Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Upside likely limited for rising feed barley market

Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but will need outside support to continue to move higher. Barley prices at Lethbridge, Alta. have moved off their harvest lows of $160 per tonne a month ago, to current levels around $180 […]

Harvest pressure looms for corn, soybean futures

Oct. 22, 2014 at 6:25 pm CDT

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U.S. wheat futures rising, but watching corn and beans

Oct. 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm CDT

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Quality, calibre key for chickpeas going forward

Oct. 21, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

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Relative oats strength running into resistance

Oct. 21, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

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Canaryseed market quiet, but watching Europe

Oct. 17, 2014 at 8:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan’s canaryseed harvest in Saskatchewan is moving along, although with production only up slightly on the year and demand steady for the time being, the market is relatively quiet. European demand, however, could be one supportive influence going forward. Current canaryseed prices range from about 22 to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Shortlines shortchanged in Western Canada

Oct. 17, 2014 at 7:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Western Canada’s shortline railways are getting the short end of the stick as they struggle to meet their own commitments moving grain and other products along their tracks. A backlog of grain on the Prairies over the past winter, linked in part to poor rail movement, prompted […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola choppy with outside markets

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were up and down during the week ended Wednesday, but managed to post gains overall as a weaker Canadian dollar and spillover from the advances in CBOT soybeans provided support. Whether strength in canola will continue remains to be seen. “All of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

Oct. 9, 2014 at 6:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Lentil bids in Western Canada continue to show strength, but with the size and quality of this year’s crop still very much unknown, the highs may be in for the time being. “I don’t think there is anyone who really knows exactly what’s out there,” said David […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Tighter supplies of higher-quality durum boosting bids

Oct. 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Tight European supplies of high-quality durum are boosting North American prices for the grain — but there are also quality issues with the Canadian and U.S. crops limiting how much durum will actually be sold at those stronger prices. “There is a very large durum program to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin