Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Scandinavia bumps Canada in U.S. oats market

Nov. 26, 2008 at 5:03 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canada may have a harder time selling oats into the U.S. this year, as the country is expected to import more Scandinavian supplies. Dennis Galbraith of Can-Oat Milling at Portage la Prairie, Man. said one vessel containing oats from the Scandinavian countries of northwestern Europe recently […]

Canola exports set record pace

Nov. 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm CST

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Ag real estate strong but supplies tight

Nov. 5, 2008 at 3:38 pm CST

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Feed grains seen “ample” for domestic market

Oct. 20, 2008 at 4:56 pm CDT

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Hog sector braves financial storm, for now

Oct. 10, 2008 at 5:15 pm CDT

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PotashCorp, union agree to meet

Oct. 3, 2008 at 6:43 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and the union representing striking workers at three of the company’s mines have agreed to resume bargaining, according to a company spokesperson. Nearly 490 workers have been on strike since Aug. 7 when discussions regarding contract renegotiation broke off. The workers are […]

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Trade sees yields beating new StatsCan estimates

Oct. 2, 2008 at 12:58 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Upward revisions to Canada’s 2008-09 grain and oilseed production estimates, announced by Statistics Canada on Oct. 2, were largely expected by market participants who are already turning their attention to subsequent reports with expectations for even larger numbers. “The crop numbers went up moderately and most […]

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Credit crunch not yet hitting Canadian ag

Sep. 29, 2008 at 5:50 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Western Canadian farmers looking to buy some new land, improve their equipment or simply make ends meet until the next year’s harvest don’t yet appear to have run into problems securing credit. However, an executive with federal ag lender Farm Credit Canada said Monday, if the […]

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Stocks report slightly bearish for canola

Sep. 10, 2008 at 6:15 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Large Canadian canola stocks at the end of the 2007-08 crop year, as reported Wednesday by Statistics Canada, combined with expectations for a bumper 2008-09 crop, were seen highlighting the fact that there will be ample canola supplies to deal with during the current crop year, […]

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Prairies getting colder, but no frost yet

Aug. 25, 2008 at 3:18 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Colder overnight temperatures are becoming more normal in Western Canada as the growing season draws to a close. Yet although temperatures just above the freezing mark were reported in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend, widespread frost damage was unlikely, according to a Canadian Wheat Board official. […]

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