Dwayne Klassen

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have been holding steady at firm levels, but with the harvest now completed and demand slowly declining, prices were expected to begin softening.  “Some of the strength that developed in flaxseed was related to concerns about the harvest and the amount of flax that […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– Feed wheat cash bids in Western Canada have been slowly firming over the past month, with some of that tied to the reluctance of producers to deliver and an improvement in the price of dried distilled grains (DDGs). “The upside in feed wheat values are being limited, however, by the continued […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Talks between officials with Canadian National Railway CN) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union (TCRC), representing roughly 1,700 locomotive engineers, resumed Wednesday in hopes of reaching a new collective agreement. Meetings between the two sides, including two federal government mediators, began Sept. 23 and carried through to Sept. 27 before […] Read more

(Resource News International) — News that Japan has found genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a shipment of Canadian flaxseed has increased concern among Canada’s flaxseed industry that additional countries may start halting imports. The GM material in the Canadian flaxseed is the same material that has been found in shipments to the European Union. The […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Cash bids in Western Canada for oats have been trending upward, albeit at a very slow pace. Continued large carry-in supplies of oats have been preventing values from climbing faster. “There is still a lot of oats from the previous year’s harvest that we are dealing with and to tell you […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for canola in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady, although basis levels have begun to firm to some degree. The fluctuation in cash bids have been linked to export demand, with much of the strength from the grain companies being tied to the need to cover nearby commitments, […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have again eased to some pretty depressed price levels, but values should begin to stabilize at these lows. “There had been some downward movement in feed barley bids given the drop-off in demand and the movement toward new lows in U.S. corn values,” Winnipeg-based analyst […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for edible beans in Manitoba have generally held steady if not firmed a bit over the past few weeks as demand remains constant. “Supply shortages in the U.S. has helped to keep the market for edibles firm,” said Frank Reimer of Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, Man., […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The sustained period of dry weather seen late last week and through the weekend provided producers across Western Canada with an opportunity for significant harvest progress, according to an official with the Canadian Wheat Board. “The good weather conditions allowed producers in Manitoba and Alberta to generally get most of the crops […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– The harvest of Manitoba’s soybean crop has been progressing, albeit at a slow pace, while the province’s corn harvest was just starting to gear up, according to industry representatives. “I would describe the harvest of soybeans in Manitoba as ‘slowly poking along’ with some producers delaying the harvest in hopes of […] Read more