Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Tightening canola stocks to be watched in StatsCan report

May. 2, 2013 at 6:22 pm CDT

Just how tight the canola supplies in Western Canada are will be watched closely when Statistics Canada releases its latest stocks report on Friday (May 3). The government statistical agency’s report will show the stocks being held on farm and in commercial positions as of March 31, 2013. Canola supplies […]

CWRS bids steady in West; CPRS, durum rising

Apr. 30, 2013 at 5:11 am CDT

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Lentil area likely to top early intentions

Apr. 25, 2013 at 5:28 pm CDT

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Prairie CWRS bids rise with U.S. futures

Apr. 22, 2013 at 5:18 pm CDT

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Tight oat supplies keep bids supported on Prairies

Apr. 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm CDT

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Late spring may sway some U.S. acres to sunflowers

Apr. 18, 2013 at 10:59 pm CDT

A slow spring melt across North and South Dakota will delay seeding operations for sunflowers in the two states where the bulk of the U.S. crop is grown. However, actual area to sunflowers may end up beating early expectations, as it’s one cropping option that does well when seeded later, […]

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Canola rangebound, awaiting direction

Apr. 18, 2013 at 11:25 am CDT

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were rangebound during the week ended April 17, but managed to post gains overall, as solid end-user demand underpinned the old crop and the new-crop months reacted to the mounting concerns over possible planting delays in Western Canada. The direction the old-crop canola contracts take […]

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Prairie wheat bids edge lower

Apr. 15, 2013 at 4:28 pm CDT

Cash wheat bids across Western Canada were steady to lower during the week ending Monday, with both Canada Western red spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie red spring (CPRS) wheat seeing some softness in the spot market. Average spot bids for CWRS at 13.5 per cent protein on April 15 across […]

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Weather premiums building in U.S. wheat futures

Apr. 12, 2013 at 11:06 am CDT

Adverse weather conditions for both winter wheat in the southern U.S. Plains and spring wheat in the north are helping U.S. wheat futures show signs of turning higher, after drifting down for most of the winter, said a North Dakota-based analyst. Many winter wheat areas saw good amounts of precipitation […]

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Prairie wheat bids moving higher

Apr. 9, 2013 at 8:44 am CDT

Cash wheat bids across Western Canada recovered most of the previous week’s losses during the period ended April 8, with both Canada Western red spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie red spring (CPRS) wheat bids posting advances, as a correction in the U.S. futures spilled into the Canadian market. Average spot […]

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