Insights and Stories of Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola exports strong, cutting into ending stocks

Jan. 22, 2009 at 5:40 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canadian canola exports continue at a record pace, cutting into the country’s massive supplies, according to industry participants. While ending stocks will still be large, they may not be as big as originally thought. Adrian Man of Winnipeg’s Richardson International said the canola export program was […]

CWB deregulation off government’s radar, for now

Jan. 19, 2009 at 3:50 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada to sign ag trade memo with India

Jan. 12, 2009 at 11:37 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola demand heading for record

Dec. 22, 2008 at 4:54 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed barley seen staying home, exports unlikely

Dec. 10, 2008 at 4:51 pm CST

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Prairie winter wheat acres drop less than expected

Dec. 8, 2008 at 6:28 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Western Canadian winter wheat may be down on the year, but farmers still managed to plant more winter wheat this fall than had been expected, said an official with Winter Cereals Canada. Western Canadian farmers planted 1.245 million acres of winter wheat this fall for harvest […]

By 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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola exports set record pace

Nov. 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canadian canola exports are on pace to hit a record high this year, according to industry sources who expect the export pace to remain strong. Canola exporter Lach Coburn, the West Coast manager of shipping with Cargill Ltd., described the current pace of export movement as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ag real estate strong but supplies tight

Nov. 5, 2008 at 3:38 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Upheaval in the global financial markets over the past month hasn’t caused any significant damage to the demand for agricultural land in Western Canada, according to farmland real-estate sources. However, willing sellers are becoming harder to find, as many landowners are looking at their land as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed grains seen “ample” for domestic market

Oct. 20, 2008 at 4:56 pm CDT

Feed grain supplies in Western Canada should be more than adequate to meet the demand in the coming year, according to market sources who thought the ample domestic feed grain supplies should limit imports of U.S. corn. Canada produced 27.266 million tonnes of wheat in 2008-09, up from 20.054 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin