Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ethanol providing floor for feed wheat

Sep. 8, 2009 at 4:26 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Feed wheat bids in Western Canada have been falling steadily over the past month on ideas that more of the wheat crop will likely grade as feed this year. While bids from ethanol producers are also declining, that market could provide a slight premium for farmers […]

Improved yield prospects to weigh on canola

Sep. 2, 2009 at 10:57 pm CDT

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Oats show strength under old-crop pressure

Aug. 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm CDT

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Flaxseed bids eroding below canola

Aug. 25, 2009 at 3:44 pm CDT

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Man. soybeans in good shape, but late

Aug. 24, 2009 at 4:25 pm CDT

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Premiums could erode on canola without frost

Aug. 21, 2009 at 5:21 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola bids in Western Canada have a frost premium built into them that could erode if the crops make it through to harvest without significant damage, according to one analyst. Strong crusher demand, however, will keep basis levels firm even if prices decline, he added. Canola […]

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Barley values pressured by cheap feed imports

Aug. 20, 2009 at 5:23 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Feed barley prices in Western Canada will likely see more downside, despite expectations for a smaller Canadian barley crop. That’s according to an Alberta feed grains broker who expected imports of cheaper U.S. corn and distillers dried grains to continue to weigh on prices. A seasonal […]

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Ethanol plants a likely home for feed wheat

Aug. 10, 2009 at 5:13 pm CDT

Any excess feed wheat grown in Western Canada this year should be able to find a home as an ethanol feedstock, according to an official with Husky Energy, although he says the company’s plants can use a wide variety of grains and will be in the market on a day-to-day […]

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Lentil market quiet, awaiting harvest

Aug. 7, 2009 at 3:25 pm CDT

The lentil market in Western Canada is quiet for the time being, with many unknowns ahead of the harvest keeping both buyers and sellers to the sidelines, says a trader who expects crop conditions will likely mean below-average yields.Lentil crops are late due to cool temperatures throughout the growing season, […]

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CWB sees large 2008-09 sales, less in ’09-10

Jul. 31, 2009 at 12:17 am CDT

(Resource News International) — The Canadian Wheat Board has reported its largest wheat export program in nine years during 2008-09 and its second-highest grain revenues ever for Prairie farmers. Large grain production in 2008-09 and favourable market conditions allowed the CWB to increase sales, executives said in their annual crop […]

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