Insights and Stories of Rod Nickel

Jan. 11, 2011 at 5:33 pm CST

(Reuters) –– Canadian farmers will look to plant more flax this spring, but tight supplies in the meantime will slice exports to a five- or six-year low in the 2010-11 crop year, crop analysts said Monday. Canada, the world’s leading grower and exporter of flax, saw production fall to an […]

By Rod Nickel

Dec. 14, 2010 at 5:41 pm CST

(Reuters) — U.S. wheat futures posted their steepest decline in about a month on Tuesday as investors booked profits and made sales on a market that appeared overbought after an 11 per cent rise this month. A stronger U.S. dollar, potentially dampening commodity exports priced in the greenback, accelerated wheat’s […]

By Rod Nickel

Nov. 20, 2010 at 3:25 am CST

(Reuters) — A price spike in grains will reverse some acreage gains by legumes in Western Canada next year, but over the long term, the shift to crops such as lentils will persist, a leading legume exporter says. Rising demand for protein in developing countries underpins the outlook for legumes, […]

By Rod Nickel