Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower for the sixth straight week during the week ended September 1, as the advancing U.S. harvest, declines in the Minneapolis futures, and rising Canadian dollar all weighed on local prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat […] Read more
Phil Franz-Warkentin
Stories by Phil Franz-Warkentin
StatsCan production survey timing likely to skew results
Winnipeg, Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – Production of Canada’s major crops is generally expected to be down on the year after an adverse growing season in many areas. However, actual production may not end up as low as the estimates set to be released by Statistics Canada on Aug. 31 due to the timing of […] Read more
Uncertainty in grain and oilseed markets
Winnipeg, Aug. 28 (CNS Canada) – The start of harvest operations across Western Canada brought an air of uncertainty to the grain and oilseed markets during the week ended Aug. 25, as participants worked to get a better handle on the size and quality of this year’s crop after many areas dealt with adverse conditions. […] Read more
ICE Canada Weekly Outlook: Canola rangebound ahead of harvest
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved off of chart support during the week ended August 23, to hit its highest levels in two weeks. However, the market remains rangebound overall, as traders wait to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. With harvest operations just starting, Jamie […] Read more
Crop sprayers grounded in Western Canada
Aerial crop sprayers are spending more time on the ground than in the air in Western Canada this season, with hot, dry weather limiting disease pressures and changing the economic threshold for insect applications. “The crops came out of the ground very aggressively and good, but there was a prolonged hot spell without any precipitation […] Read more
Chickpea crop likely good quality, but small caliber
Winnipeg, Aug. 1 (CNS Canada) – Hot and dry conditions cut into the yield potential and physical size of Canada’s chickpea crop, but the quality should be excellent and prices remain relatively strong. “It’s anybody’s guess,” said Colin Young, of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Saskatchewan on the overall state of the chickpea crop. He said […] Read more
Chickpeas expected with top quality, lower yields
Hot and dry conditions cut into the yield potential and physical size of Canada’s chickpea crop, but the quality should be excellent while prices remain relatively strong. “It’s anybody’s guess,” said Colin Young, of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Saskatchewan on the overall state of the chickpea crop. He said rainfall was “significantly below average” in […] Read more
Strong demand supports feed barley price
Winnipeg, June 15 (CNS Canada) – Feed barley bids remain well supported in Western Canada, as solid demand and reluctant farmer selling keep the market underpinned heading into the summer months. “There is pretty decent demand. I’d say higher than average for this time of year,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager with CorNine Commodities in […] Read more
Visible Canadian canola stocks tightest in nearly three years, exports slow
Winnipeg, June 2 (CNS Canada) – Canola supplies in commercial hands in Canada dropped to their tightest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission for the week ended May 28. Visible canola supplies, at 702,700, are down from the already tight level of 830,200 tonnes posted the […] Read more
Minneapolis spring wheat premium widens over winter wheat
WINNIPEG — Concerns over poor quality North American wheat crops have seen the Minneapolis spring wheat premium widen over Kansas City winter wheat. That spread could grow wider heading into the summer, according to a U.S. analyst. The nearby Minneapolis spring wheat contract settled up 3.75 cents May 18, while the corresponding Kansas City hard […] Read more
