Dwayne Klassen

(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

(Resource News International) — Favourable weather conditions allowed producers in Alberta to make significant harvest progress over the past week or so, according to a provincial crop specialist on Tuesday. Harvest operations in the Peace River region of northern Alberta were virtually complete, while in the central areas of the province, 80-85 per cent of […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Grain and oilseed production estimates  in the latest crop production survey from Statistics Canada for the period ended Sept. 9 held very few surprises, according to industry sources. “Some of the production estimates were a bit smaller than had been anticipated, and that was the only real surprise,” said Ron Frost […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Statistics Canada’s grain and oilseed crop production survey, scheduled for release Monday (Oct. 4), is expected to be taken with a “grain of salt,” with most market participants casting doubt on its numbers. “The survey is likely to show production of the various grain and oilseed crops at a high level, […] Read more