Insights and Stories on Crops

Flax bids hold as exports surprise

May. 5, 2010 at 12:42 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady and in some cases, have firmed, as exports of the commodity are pretty good. “Last fall, when Canada lost its ability to ship flaxseed to Europe, there were ideas stocks of flax would just […]

Feed barley market firms as end-users stock up

May. 4, 2010 at 10:59 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Hort crop growers’ food safety program funded

May. 4, 2010 at 11:59 am CDT

Peller winery wraps up B.C. brewery sale

May. 4, 2010 at 10:57 am CDT

Soybean growers’ herbicide tank mix boosted

May. 3, 2010 at 10:59 pm CDT

Old-crop canola bids bounce, new-crop variable

May. 3, 2010 at 5:17 pm CDT

(Resource News International) –– Old-crop canola bids in Western Canada have bounced both upward and downward over the last couple of weeks while new-crop bids continue to remain firm enough to entice a strong acreage base. “There have been premiums offered for canola by grain companies for spot delivery, but […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Cost index raised on Prairie grain rail freight

May. 3, 2010 at 4:39 pm CDT

Canada’s two main railways can thank rising fuel prices for a revision in the math that decides how much revenue they get to keep from handling Prairie grain. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Friday approved a seven per cent increase to 1.1384 in the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI), a […]

AgriRecovery funds pledged for Man. Interlake

May. 1, 2010 at 11:25 pm CDT

Farmers hit by excess moisture in Manitoba’s northern Interlake region in 2008 and 2009 can expect to share over $2.5 million in payouts starting next week from the federal/provincial AgriRecovery program. Eligible growers in the northern part of the region between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba include those in the […]

Prairie farm journalist Garry Fairbairn, 62

May. 1, 2010 at 11:20 pm CDT

Garry Fairbairn, a national-level journalist best known for his stint as editor of one of Canada’s major farm newspapers, has died. Fairbairn, the 62-year-old former editor of the Western Producer, suffered a fatal heart attack at home in Calgary, his family reported in an obituary in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper […]

Lentil demand down, acres up, price outlook bleak

Apr. 30, 2010 at 11:06 am CDT

(Resource News International) — The absolute disappearance of demand for lentils on the global market along with the huge jump in seeded area for Canada’s crop does not bode well for values in the cash market. “Prices for lentils are likely to continue to trend downwards in this kind of […]

By Dwayne Klassen