Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 29, 2010 at 11:11 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola contracts traded on ICE Futures Canada hit their highest levels in over a year during the past week, but have started to fall off those highs and could be expected to see some further weakness in the near future, as the western Canadian harvest finally […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 29, 2010 at 11:03 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Western Canadian farmers are finally making good progress on this year’s barley harvest, but cool, wet conditions earlier in the growing season will likely cut into the quality of the crop. Malt barley merchant Rod Green of Central Ag Marketing at Airdrie, Alta., said quality will […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 29, 2010 at 1:37 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian canola crush margins have seen steady improvements over the past week, as canola futures have moved lower, but the product values have held firm. Weakness in the Canadian dollar also contributed to the strength of the margins. Ken Ball, a grain broker with Union Securities […]

By Brent Harder

Sep. 28, 2010 at 6:56 pm CDT

Cargill AgHorizons Canada plans to close one of its smaller grain elevators, at Birch Hills in north-central Saskatchewan, by the end of this year. The agrifood firm’s Canadian grain handling arm said Monday it would stop accepting grain for delivery as of Dec. 1 at Birch Hills, about 35 km […]

Sep. 28, 2010 at 5:00 pm CDT

Jam and condiment maker J.M. Smucker Co. plans to shut two of its Bick’s pickle and condiment plants in southern Ontario by the end of next year and farm their work out to its U.S. facilities. The company on Tuesday described the move as “an initiative to address capacity underutilization […]