Insights and Stories on Crops

Alta. arbitrator to settle CN engineers’ dispute

Dec. 21, 2009 at 5:07 pm CST

A vice-chairman of the Alberta Labour Relations Board has been tasked with settling a new contract between Canadian National Railway (CN) and 1,700 of its engineers. Edmonton lawyer Andy Sims, a part-time vice-chair with the ALRB and former vice-chair of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, was named as the dispute’s […]

Anhydrous truck stolen in western Sask.

Dec. 21, 2009 at 3:49 pm CST

Wittal: Lower loonie helps canola resist pressures

Dec. 18, 2009 at 6:54 pm CST

By Brian Wittal

Ontario’s GFO unites marketing boards Jan. 1

Dec. 18, 2009 at 4:43 pm CST

Wheats down, malt barley up in PROs

Dec. 18, 2009 at 4:22 pm CST

North East Terminal adds crop input dealership

Dec. 18, 2009 at 2:46 pm CST

Saskatchewan’s North East Terminal has closed a deal to buy local crop input facilities from a joint operation between Cargill and area farmers. Tri-Way Fertilizers will sell NET its facilities at Foam Lake, Sask., about 90 km northwest of Yorkton, for an undisclosed sum, the two companies announced Wednesday. The […]

Agco to expand Regina distribution centre

Dec. 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm CST

The parts department of farm equipment maker Agco has announced plans to expand its distribution site at Regina to a full-service parts distribution centre. The transition will be completed in time for spring seeding, the Georgia-based machinery firm said in a release Thursday. The expansion will see an additional $3.4 […]

Firm new-crop oats bids seen as likely

Dec. 17, 2009 at 6:07 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Western Canadian oats prices should see some strength going forward, especially on new-crop bids, as supplies continue to tighten. Oats merchant Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man., said activity in the oats market was slow currently, which is typical for this time of year […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Wittal: Speculators’ profit-taking weighs on grains

Dec. 17, 2009 at 5:08 pm CST

Dec. 17 — Outside markets gave back everything they gained yesterday and then some. An aggressive U.S. dollar started a domino effect as speculators with long positions scrambled to take profits out of the markets, which helped to further feed the downward spiral. Gold ended with double-digit losses today and […]

By Brian Wittal

Canola basis levels widening

Dec. 16, 2009 at 6:27 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Canola basis levels in Western Canada are widening out due to the large supplies being held in commercial hands. Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada estimated there were 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes of canola that had been scheduled to go to China, with which exporters are now […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin