Interest in new contracts essential
Prairie farmers could soon benefit from two re-energized institutions that have long been at the…
Archive for the ‘Commodities’ Category
Grain trade omnipresent in Portage and Main area, but ignored
I'm always surprised by the way most Winnipeggers don't realize the vital importance of the grain…
Spring wheat not withering alone
Well, the good news is that spring wheat futures aren't plunging all by themselves today.
The bad…
Wheat slumping, others flatting
Spring wheat today looks awful on the charts.
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Floating cheerfully on the prairies above a sea of woe. Deja vuey
Right now I'm enjoying some holiday time with my wife and three little girls in Fargo, and boy is…
Remembrance
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Nevermore
November is a grim month. Leaves have fallen, the land is dead, darkness grows and the mind becomes…
Journos fall into the inevitability of the logic
Yesterday I did a 45 minute phone interview with Canada's leading expert on agricultural…
Do farmers want to drive a Sherman or a Tiger? Which army would they rather command?
Believe it or not, this post is about grain marketing systems: CWB vs. open market.
First, look at…
Happy B-day CBC, and praise for a CBC Manitoba host/reporter
CBC's 75 years old today and it deserves a hearty Happy Birthday! Lots of people gripe about it for…