Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Harvest pressure to weigh on canola

Sep. 29, 2010 at 11:11 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola contracts traded on ICE Futures Canada hit their highest levels in over a year during the past week, but have started to fall off those highs and could be expected to see some further weakness in the near future, as the western Canadian harvest finally […]

Quality concerns seen for Canadian malting barley

Sep. 29, 2010 at 11:03 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Large, good-quality U.S. canola crop expected

Sep. 23, 2010 at 11:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Frost hits Western Canada overnight

Sep. 17, 2010 at 10:34 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Lentil bids rise on tight nearby supplies

Sep. 15, 2010 at 3:58 pm CDT

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Pea markets up in air on uncertain quality

Sep. 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Export demand is slowly picking up for edible peas, as new-crop supplies start to become available. But with a sizeable portion still to be harvested, the unknowns regarding quality are limiting activity in the market. “There seems to be a little bit of demand coming from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Strong Canadian demand for U.S. DDGS easing

Sep. 10, 2010 at 10:37 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a byproduct of ethanol production, have taken up a larger and larger portion of Canadian livestock feed rations in recent years, with most of those supplies coming by way of the U.S. ethanol sector. While Canada is currently on pace […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Smaller flax crop to limit exports, but demand firm

Sep. 3, 2010 at 6:07 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Canada’s smaller flaxseed crop will mean a reduction in exports for 2010-11. However, for what’s moving, new protocols in place for genetically modified seed mean a large portion of the exports will again head to Europe. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is currently predicting flaxseed exports in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Large carry-in to limit mustard upside

Aug. 31, 2010 at 2:57 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Mustard bids in Western Canada should hold steady through the winter, as large old-crop supplies will more than make up for this year’s smaller crop. Statistics Canada recently estimated 2010-11 mustard production at 171,900 tonnes, which compares with 208,300 the previous year. However, total available supplies […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Better feed barley bids likely post-harvest

Aug. 30, 2010 at 9:55 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Feed barley bids in Western Canada should come under pressure during the harvest period, but are expected to show some strength farther out as domestic buyers will need to compete with the higher-priced export market. “The feedlots don’t need a lot of grain today,” Jim Beusekom […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin