Insights and Stories on Crops

Jan. 8, 2009 at 2:33 am CST

(Resource News International) — Producers in Western Canada should be prepared for a late start to spring seeding due to a combination of excess precipitation and cold temperatures, according to short- and medium-term projections from an industry analyst. “The outlook for the spring is looking very similar to last year’s […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Jan. 7, 2009 at 4:36 pm CST

Farm Business Communications is starting off the new year with a new daily grain marketing commentary for our Alberta Farmer, Grainews, Manitoba Co-operator and Country Guide West websites. It’s prepared by Brian Wittal, who has spent more than 27 years in the grain industry, including as an elevator manager and […]

By Brian Wittal

Jan. 7, 2009 at 2:33 pm CST

Record malting barley sales and increased wheat exports are in the Canadian Wheat Board’s plans for 2008-09. The CWB’s latest Grain Marketing Report calls for an export target of 16 million tonnes of wheat in 2008-09, up 1.4 million tonnes from 2007-08. As well, the board’s export target for barley […]

Jan. 7, 2009 at 1:31 pm CST

Since establishing a yearly low of $4.55 per bushel on Dec. 5, 2008, wheat prices have rallied to $6.16 per bushel, racking up an impressive increase, at the time of writing, of 35 per cent in just 15 business days. Two chart formations materialized: a bear trap and a breakaway […]

By David Drozd

Jan. 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm CST

Farm Business Communications is starting off the new year with a new daily grain marketing commentary for our Alberta Farmer, Grainews, Manitoba Co-operator and Country Guide West websites. It’s prepared by Brian Wittal, who has spent more than 27 years in the grain industry, including as an elevator manager and […]

By Brian Wittal