Insights and Stories on Crops

May. 25, 2010 at 11:37 pm CDT

On May 6, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) suffered a severe 1,000 point drop that sent shockwaves around the world. To this day, investors from far and wide have been trying to understand why. Ludicrous rumours surfaced, one being that someone had accidentally entered an order to sell a […]

By David Drozd

May. 25, 2010 at 11:04 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola crush is expected to hit a new record in the upcoming 2010-11 crop year, as additional capacity comes online. That increased crush pace will result in more canola oil and meal to be marketed, but industry officials were confident the demand would be there […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 25, 2010 at 3:50 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– The sharp weakness in the Canadian dollar over the past week has allowed domestic crush margins to see some improvement. However, canola futures have also shown some strength, limiting the potential gains in the crush. Canola crush margins relative to the nearby July contract have improved […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 25, 2010 at 11:55 am CDT

(Resource News International) — Ontario farmers are moving forward planting this year’s soybean crop, with up to 70 per cent of the acres in the ground as of May 21, said provincial crop specialists. Favourable weather conditions in April allowed some fields to be planted earlier than normal, while rain […]

By Amanda Lefley

May. 25, 2010 at 1:19 am CDT

WeatherBug Professional’s online weather service for Prairie farmers has added a new tool allowing wheat-growing users to track growing-degree-days on a map of their area, using their own seeding dates. WeatherFarm, the service developed with support from the Canadian Wheat Board, Richardson International, Bayer CropScience and others through a network […]