Insights and Stories of Terryn Shiells

Jul. 14, 2013 at 12:26 am CDT

Manitoba’s corn crop has been flourishing amid recent hot weather — so much so, that most of the crops are now at the average stage of development, despite being planted later than normal. “Everything is looking really, really good at this point,” said Morgan Cott, field agronomist with the Manitoba […]

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Jul. 10, 2013 at 5:21 pm CDT

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher during the week ended Wednesday (July 10), with much of the strength linked to the commodity following the gains seen in Chicago soybeans. Traders were said to be building a weather premium into the U.S. soybean market, as they […]

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Jun. 21, 2013 at 5:49 pm CDT

Canola acreage in Canada is expected to increase in the upcoming Statistics Canada report, to be released on Tuesday (June 25), while spring wheat acres are likely to be lowered, according to analysts. Some of the reasoning behind the expectations is that many observers thought StatsCan’s April estimates — 19.375 […]

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Jun. 14, 2013 at 2:14 pm CDT

Western Canadian durum prices are expected to stay steady in the new crop year and continue to hold a premium over spring wheat. The expected tight supply situation should help to keep a firm floor under the market. “We’re probably going to hold on to durum prices where they are […]

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Jun. 10, 2013 at 5:06 pm CDT

Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended June 10, following the price action seen in U.S. wheat futures. Average spot bids on Monday for 13.5-per-cent-protein Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around C$273 per tonne ($7.42 per […]

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