Insights and Stories on Crops

Jul. 13, 2011 at 4:50 am CDT

Canadian canola oil exports are projected to have more than doubled over the past six years, as Canada’s domestic crush has increased, and demand continues to grow. Back in 2004-05, Canada exported 900,000 tonnes of canola oil, while in 2010-11 the country is pegged to export 2.34 million tonnes, which […]

By Brent Harder

Jul. 12, 2011 at 3:26 pm CDT

Prairie wheat and barley growers who want to get in on the Canadian Wheat Board’s FlexPro pricing option for 2011-12, or to sign up for its fixed price contract (FPC) or basis price contract (BPC), now have until mid-March. The board on Tuesday said it would widen the window to […]

Jul. 11, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

Canadian exports of canola are projected to decline for a third consecutive year in 2010-11 and a fourth straight year in 2011-12, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. However, the lower export numbers are not for lack of demand. Canada is forecast to export 7.1 million tonnes of canola seed […]

By Brent Harder

Jul. 10, 2011 at 4:57 pm CDT

Many cattle feedlots across the Prairies have reduced the number of cattle on their yards now that the summer has arrived, and with fewer animals being fed, the price of feed wheat has declined. Gerald Snip, a grain trader with Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta., said he wasn’t surprised to […]

By Brent Harder

Jul. 8, 2011 at 6:33 pm CDT

Growers in North Dakota were recently treated to a demonstration of New Zealand seed drill technology at work in Prairie growing conditions. Baker No-Tillage, the New Zealand manufacturer of the Cross Slot drill, has partnered with North American manufacturers to build units on this continent for farmers in the zero-till […]