Dwayne Klassen

(Commodity News Service Canada) — The area seeded to winter wheat in Ontario was up from the previous season, but fell short of record expectations, according to an official with the Ontario government. “Planting of Ontario’s winter wheat crop got off to a great start, and there had been ideas that seedings could topple the […] Read more

(Commodity News Service Canada) –– A smaller oats harvest in 2010-11 and the resulting tight supply situation will result in a reduction in Canada’s export and domestic usage picture. Exactly how much oats was harvested in Canada during 2010-11 is still up in the air, said Mike Jubinville, an analyst with ProFarmer Canada.   Statistics […] Read more

(Commodity News Service Canada) — Increased crush capacity in Western Canada will result in a record amount of canola being processed during the 2010-11 crop year and a jump in the amount of canola oil and meal being shipped from the country, according to a government analyst. “Right now, I am forecasting that processors in […] Read more

(Commodity News Service Canada) — A smaller than anticipated harvest with questionable quality has helped to strengthen cash bids in Western Canada for canary seed. “We’ve seen bids over the past month climb as high as the 25 cent per pound area,” according to Earl Schnellert, a grain merchandiser with Agri-Tel Grain at Beausejour, Man. […] Read more

(Commodity News Service Canada) –– Cash bids for mustard in Western Canada continue to be classified as steady with little hope of advancing in the near future. “Essentially, it comes down to there being an absence of demand” for the various types of Canada’s mustard, said Cam Laxdal, manager of the Winnipeg export sales office […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Canola crush margins for western Canadian processors have held at some fairly profitable prices lately and there are ideas those levels will hold in the near to intermediate future. The ability of the margins to hold profitable levels comes despite the fact canola futures have experienced some pretty significant advances recently, […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have been holding steady to firm and were expected to see some additional strength, given uncertainty regarding the supply situation as well as a bullish outlook among producers. Cash bids for flaxseed were easily in the $14 per bushel range, if not higher, in […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Edible pea prices in Western Canada, for both yellow and greens, have improved recently as producers begin to lock up their bins in hopes of better prices. “I would say that values for both types of edible peas have climbed 15 cents to as much as 50 cents a bushel over […] Read more