Insights and Stories on Crops

Strong demand seen for yellow peas

Jan. 12, 2011 at 12:25 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Pea producers have seen a bullish start to the marketing year, but may want to “get in while the getting is good,” according to one analyst. Chuck Penner, founder of LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg, said strong demand from exporters has been underpinning values of […]

Ducks, Bayer extend winter wheat research funding

Jan. 12, 2011 at 8:57 am CST

Three-active herbicide aimed against Group 2 resistance

Jan. 12, 2011 at 1:44 am CST

By lyndsey-smith

Former Sask. NDP ag critic won’t run again

Jan. 12, 2011 at 1:35 am CST

Sifto parent firm to buy Sask. SOP processor

Jan. 12, 2011 at 1:30 am CST

Canola crush margins lower, but still strong

Jan. 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Demand for canola from domestic crushers has been very strong, which has helped push canola values near the $600 per tonne level. However, the crush margin has been declining of late. Bill Craddock, a Winnipeg-based trader who also farms in southern Manitoba, said the fact […]

By Brent Harder

Prairie farmers seen seeding more flax

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

Flax growers funded for cold-tolerant seed development

Jan. 10, 2011 at 7:32 pm CST

Saskatchewan’s flax development group has picked up funding for breeding work on flax varieties that can better tolerate seeding into cold soils. The Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) will put up $500,000 for the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission, which is spearheading a joint project involving several research organizations and industry […]

Ont. cherry processor funded for colour sorters

Jan. 10, 2011 at 5:25 pm CST

A Niagara-region cherry processing firm will get a federal loan to set up colour-detecting sorters with which it expects to boost its production capacity. Cherry Lane, based at Vineland Station, about 30 km west of Niagara Falls, has picked up a repayable contribution worth over $163,000 from the federal AgriProcessing […]

Corn prices see slight decline, but remain strong

Jan. 10, 2011 at 5:02 pm CST

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Manitoba corn producers have seen a somewhat bearish start to 2011 as far as prices are concerned, and that has been directly tied to losses in values on the Chicago Board of Trade. Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill., explained why […]

By Brent Harder