Insights and Stories on Crops

Cheap feed barley showing little upside

Jan. 8, 2010 at 5:10 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Cheap feed barley prices in Western Canada are unlikely to see much improvement, but the domestic market remains at a premium to the Canadian Wheat Board and should continue to provide the best opportunity for producers with barley to sell going forward. Michelle Balderson, a feed […]

Canola sector frustrated on lack of Chinese movement

Jan. 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wittal: Avoid panic-mode selling on days like this

Jan. 7, 2010 at 6:51 pm CST

By Brian Wittal

Canola Council recruits Grainews editor

Jan. 7, 2010 at 6:30 pm CST

CWB ramps up 2009-10 export target

Jan. 7, 2010 at 2:06 am CST

Lentil market seen holding strong until spring

Jan. 6, 2010 at 6:56 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Firm demand and a lack of competition in the international markets should keep lentil prices in Western Canada well supported into the spring, despite Canada’s increased production on the year. However, new-crop prices will likely be considerably lower. “There is solid demand for all varieties of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wittal: Expect canola pressure from U.S. meal dispute

Jan. 6, 2010 at 6:38 pm CST

Jan. 6 — Outside markets were stronger today, with gold showing double-digit gains and crude oil closing above resent resistance levels, which encouraged speculative finds to continue buying and pushing values higher. A lower U.S. dollar helped support wheat and corn markets, while beans continue to come under pressure from […]

By Brian Wittal

S. Ont. crop input centre switches management

Jan. 5, 2010 at 11:18 pm CST

Fertilizer retailer Agrico’s farm centre at Belleville in south-central Ontario has switched management to the centre’s new joint owner, Northumberland Grain. Agrico has managed the Belleville Farm Centre since 1967, when it opened the facility as the first 100 per cent company-owned retail outlet it built in Canada. As of […]

Oats bids firm, upside limited until new crop

Jan. 5, 2010 at 4:56 pm CST

(Resource News International) — A sharp rise in CBOT oats futures prices over the past week has done little to sway the cash market in Western Canada, which remains steady, according to an oats buyer. He expected current-crop oats bids would fluctuate within a range, with better prices possible for […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Flax output seen down on further GM issues

Jan. 5, 2010 at 4:49 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canadian flaxseed production in the upcoming 2010-11 crop year will be significantly lower than during 2009-10 if Canada’s ability to export it remains impeded in Europe, Japan and now Brazil, according to industry sources. “The concern that buyer after buyer would become concerned with importing GMO-contaminated […]

By Dwayne Klassen