Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Strong pace of canola crush may see slowdown

Apr. 1, 2009 at 5:22 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian canola crushers continue to operate near full capacity, but could see a slowdown in the months ahead based on some of the marketing signals seen earlier in the crop year, according to a crushing industry official. “Based on margins going forward, we’ll start to see […]

Pakistan in canola market after late start

Mar. 25, 2009 at 4:45 pm CDT

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Pulse exporters to gain from India tax exemption

Mar. 18, 2009 at 1:55 pm CDT

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Large canola seedings likely, but how large?

Mar. 16, 2009 at 6:23 pm CDT

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CWB seeing record grain movement

Mar. 11, 2009 at 4:30 pm CDT

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High oleic canola seeing continued growth

Mar. 5, 2009 at 5:44 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Improving agronomics and economics are making specialty high oleic canola varieties (also known as high stability, omega-9, or low linoleic) a more favourable choice for western Canadian farmers, according to industry participants who expected to see a continued increase in acres going into the varieties in […]

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GrainWorld: La Nina may mean good wheat yields

Feb. 25, 2009 at 2:08 am CST

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean over the winter are seen as a potential indicator of large Canadian wheat yields the following summer. Long-term weather conditions can be an inexact science, due to the sheer number of variables involved. But La Nina and El […]

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GrainWorld: Hog sector finally seeing some profits

Feb. 24, 2009 at 5:49 pm CST

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Canadian hog producers are starting to see some profitability for the first time in over two years, but whether or not those profits stay is seen depending on the value of the Canadian dollar. Analyst Steve Dziver of Winnipeg-based Phoenix Agri-Tec Inc. told the Canadian […]

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Oats supplies continue to overhang market

Feb. 9, 2009 at 4:30 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Large supplies should continue to keep oats prices in Western Canada under pressure heading into the new crop year, especially as the burdensome stock situation is unlikely to be alleviated anytime soon and other grains are also showing weakness, according to an oats merchant. Canada is […]

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Analysts: Crop acres still up in air for 2009

Jan. 28, 2009 at 5:45 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s initial estimates of what farmers will plant in 2009, released Monday, are a good “starting point,” according to industry analysts who still question a few of the department’s forecasts. “I talk to farmers all the time, and they don’t know what they’re […]

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