Dwayne Klassen

(Resource News International) –– The Flax Council of Canada, in conjunction with the National Research Council through its Plant Biotechnology Institute, is very close to developing a more accurate method of detecting genetically modified organisms in Canada`s flaxseed exports, an official with the council said. The institute had been working on an event-specific test that […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Recent frosts were not believed to have caused any serious damage to Manitoba’s corn and soybeans, but they were thought to have been a signal to the crops that the drydown process needs to begin, industry officials said. “The frost received overnight on Sept. 28 gave Manitoba’s corn crop the signal […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Most grain and oilseed production estimates were raised from August levels in Statistics Canada’s latest crop production survey, released Friday, but market participants expect even further increases in the agency’s December update. “The trade knows that the production numbers released by the government agency are not a true reflection of the […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The Flax Council of Canada, flaxseed exporters and the Canadian Grain Commission have been working extremely hard to identify the source of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) found in a shipment of the commodity to Europe, according to a council official. The European Union has a zero-tolerance policy for GMOs. The discovery […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The updated grain and oilseed production survey from Statistics Canada, scheduled to be released Friday (Oct. 2), is expected to show a general increase in the size of all crops, according to market participants. However, the market participants wondered aloud, will the government agency’s survey results include the full brunt of […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have been steadily declining as European concerns that Canada’s crop contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continue to gather speed. “Right now, European interests have quarantined all Canadian flaxseed shipments, which has had a real detrimental impact on the cash value,” said Ben Friesen of […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The sunflower harvest in Western Canada has begun and while prices for the oil varieties of sunflowers may be easing, values for confectionary are expected to climb. “The sunflower crop in the main producing province of Manitoba is the furthest ahead in the southwest region, where producers have already begun the […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The 850,000-tonne per year canola processing plant built by Louis Dreyfus Canada and Mitsui Canada near Yorkton, Sask. is expected to start operations by mid-November, an official with LDM Foods confirmed. Early plans had called for the facility to be operational by this month. The facility, once fully operational, is expected […] Read more

(Resource News International) –– Cash bids for canola in Western Canada have been steadily declining given ongoing harvest operations and the prospects of a crop that may be much larger than first anticipated. However, despite the drop in the cash price, basis levels for canola have been holding relatively stable, at least in some locations. […] Read more