Insights and Stories of Terryn Shiells

Jun. 22, 2012 at 6:08 pm CDT

Demand for Canadian pork products from South Korea may be slowing down, but the total volume of exports is still expected to remain steady, to slightly higher in calendar year 2012. South Korea imported a lot of Canadian pork products in 2011 following that country’s outbreak of foot and mouth […]

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Jun. 22, 2012 at 5:18 am CDT

New-crop demand for Canadian lentils has been extremely light as foreign investors are waiting for the weather situation across the Prairies to stabilize before getting more involved, an industry official said. "The only business that’s going on right now is with people who have to buy. Otherwise they’re sitting on […]

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Jun. 20, 2012 at 1:56 pm CDT

Domestic demand for Canadian rye has been flat for the last five to 10 years, but strong export interest for the commodity is seen to be keeping the industry afloat. Local demand hasn’t been more than steady because as the Canadian population ages, they seem to be drinking less beer […]

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Jun. 14, 2012 at 3:47 pm CDT

The production of Canada’s major pulse and special crop supply was unchanged from the previous month, according to updated supply/demand tables released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Market Analysis Division on June 14. All numbers from the June 14 report were unchanged from the previous report. However, Canadian producers are […]

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Jun. 14, 2012 at 10:40 am CDT

 The demand for feed wheat in western Canada has remained steady as more farmers in the livestock sector are incorporating it into their feeding rations. “Feed lots traditionally over the years have used a lot of feed barley, but more and more of them are using wheat now, and some […]

By Terryn Shiells