Dwayne Klassen

(Resource News International) — Immature canola crops in Western Canada were believed to have suffered both yield and quality downgrades from a significant frost that occurred overnight Thursday, according to industry participants. A frost forecast for overnight Friday for all of the Prairies was seen as contributing to the downgrades.  “There was definitely a lot […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Cool temperatures and steady precipitation continue to slow the development of grain and oilseed crops across much of Alberta and in turn, harvest operations, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre.  “The only area in which significant harvest progress was being made was in the Peace River district […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– There were a few unexpected surprises in the grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada Wednesday, with the biggest involving Canada’s canola supply. Specifically, the federal statistics agency’s canola carryover projection surpassed everyone’s pre-report expectations. Statistics Canada pegged Canadian canola stocks on-farm and in commercial positions as […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– Statistics Canada is set to release an updated grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report Wednesday (Sept. 8), with market participants looking to plug in final 2009-10 carryover figures to adjust their 2010-11 balance sheets. The StatsCan survey results will be for the period ended July 31, with the numbers […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Canola and barley output in Canada during the 2010-11 crop year will be larger than expected based on the production survey released by Statistics Canada early Friday, industry sources said. “The numbers released are very realistic but with the good weather across the Canadian Prairies since the survey was conducted, one […] Read more

(Resource News International) — World barley prices have been charging higher in recent weeks — something not entirely reflected or realized at this time in domestic Canadian feed barley valuation. “All the hot, bullish news of late associated with export impairment from Ukraine/Russia due to drought has inspired upward price momentum not only for wheat, […] Read more

(Resource News International) — A return of warmer and drier weather conditions has helped in the development of grain and oilseed crops across much of Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Crop development across most regions is anywhere from 10 days to two weeks behind, but the condition of the crop is looking good […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Wet weather conditions have slowed the development of grain and oilseed crops across the central and southern regions of Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Crop development was probably the furthest ahead in the northern growing areas of the Peace River district,” said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the […] Read more