Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Market looks past tight Canadian grain, oilseed stocks

Sep. 6, 2013 at 11:46 am CDT

Carryover stocks of most major grains and oilseeds in Canada were tighter on July 31 than they were at the same point in 2012 — but new-crop production is expected to more than make up for smaller ending stocks, according to market participants. Statistics Canada on Friday pegged Canadian canola […]

Large crops seen making up for tighter Canadian stocks

Sep. 5, 2013 at 6:14 pm CDT

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ICE outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on canola

Sep. 4, 2013 at 5:23 pm CDT

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Cycles point to potential early Sept. Prairie frost: Lerner

Aug. 29, 2013 at 12:28 pm CDT

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CWB branching out into yellow peas

Aug. 23, 2013 at 1:00 am CDT

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ICE outlook: Canola still watching weather

Aug. 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm CDT

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Aug. 21, seeing a further correction from the lows set earlier in the month as oversold price sentiment and gains in CBOT soybeans provided support. Canadian harvest operations are starting to move forward, and the expectations for a large […]

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Record StatsCan canola estimate likely larger still

Aug. 21, 2013 at 11:25 am CDT

Canadian canola production will likely end up even larger in 2013-14 than the already record-high estimate from Statistics Canada in its first survey results of the year, according to industry participants. StatsCan on Wednesday pegged canola production in 2013-14 at a record 14.7 million tonnes, which would compare with 13.3 […]

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Large crops anticipated in StatsCan survey

Aug. 19, 2013 at 4:38 pm CDT

Production of Canada’s major grain and oilseed crops in 2013 is generally expected to show an improvement from the previous year, but the extent of the increase for each crop will depend on conditions over the latter half of the growing season. Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based production estimates […]

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Canola weak, but watching weather

Aug. 7, 2013 at 6:10 pm CDT

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform moved lower during the week ending Wednesday, setting fresh contract lows in the process. Speculative selling and relatively favourable crop conditions across Western Canada weighed on values. While the downtrend remains firmly in place, an analyst said prices could easily see a […]

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One year later, open wheat market moves along

Aug. 1, 2013 at 5:03 pm CDT

After 75-plus years of only marketing wheat through the single desk of the Canadian Wheat Board, western Canadian farmers have now had a year to get used selling the crop on an open market. Legislation passed by the Conservative government ended the single desk as of August 1, 2012. The rebranded […]

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