Insights and Stories on Crops

Jun. 18, 2010 at 4:41 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Statistics Canada’s seeding intentions report, to be released June 23, is widely expected to be inaccurate, given that the survey was done about a month ago when producers across Canada were still optimistic about how much seed they’d get into the ground. “The (report will) not reflect […]

By Amanda Lefley

Jun. 17, 2010 at 5:54 pm CDT

The federal and three Prairie provincial agriculture ministers need to “work quickly” to get a handle on damage from excess rain on Prairie farmland and offer support, the provinces’ premiers said. Meeting this week at the Western Premiers’ Conference in Vancouver, the premiers noted this growing season is expected to […]

Jun. 17, 2010 at 4:40 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Canola cash bids in Western Canada have climbed higher in sympathy with the rallying futures over the past week, although basis levels have widened slightly. “For the most part, cash prices seem to be following canola futures higher,” said Toby Torkelson, general manager of RayGlen Commodities […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 17, 2010 at 11:16 am CDT

An updated study of what Prairie farmers now pay to move grain by rail, compared to their costs under the old Crow Rate, suggests the definition of “fair and reasonable” rates is still tilting in the railways’ favour. “Farmers were supposed to share in efficiencies in the grain handling and […]

Jun. 16, 2010 at 5:19 pm CDT

Updated, July 17 — Cargill’s Canadian wing plans to close an “outdated” grain elevator and ag input site in northwestern Alberta by the end of next month and redirect farmers elsewhere in the region. The Winnipeg-based arm of the U.S. agrifood firm said Tuesday it will close its small concrete […]