Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 26, 2010 at 10:00 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian farmers are expected to plant record canola acres this spring, according to the Statistics Canada seeding intentions report released April 26. However, actual area will likely end up higher still, according to market participants. Most other crops listed in the federal statistics agency’s report were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 23, 2010 at 5:20 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Durum growers in North Dakota, the largest durum-producing state in the U.S., will likely be planting more acres to the crop this spring than originally expected, given loan rates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that make durum pencil out better then spring wheat. On March […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 22, 2010 at 4:52 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Statistics Canada’s seeding intentions report, to be released Monday, is widely expected to show farmers seeding more acres to canola this spring, as it’s one of the few crops that pencil out favourably, according to industry participants. Pre-report trade estimates peg Canadian canola area in 2010 […]

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Apr. 19, 2010 at 4:51 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Prairie farmers still holding onto large old-crop mustard supplies are unlikely to see any price improvements in the immediate future, especially as new-crop acres are looking to be at least as large as in 2009. Current Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada projections would see the country carrying […]

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Apr. 18, 2010 at 8:32 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The volcanic eruption in Iceland April 14 now disrupting air traffic in Europe was likely not large enough to influence weather patterns and crop development in North America this summer, according to U.S. meteorologist Drew Lerner. Travellers moving through Europe continue to experience delays because of […]

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