Dwayne Klassen

(Resource News International) — The pending construction of new plants and the current expansion of existing facilities will allow Canada to meet its 2010 ethanol production target of two billion litres per year, according to an official with the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). Robin Speer, CRFA’s vice-president of public affairs, said ethanol output in […] Read more

(Resource News International) — A state-of-the-art canola crushing plant being built at Yorkton, Sask. by Richardson Oilseed Processing is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2010. “Construction of the $100 million facility actually began in the fall of 2008 with site preparation work, the underground work, the laying in of pipework and […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The western Canadian offices of MF Global Canada Co., a subsidiary of MF Global Ltd., have been closed, according to a spokesperson in New York. “We have decided to close our retail branches in Vancouver, B.C., Calgary, Alta. and Winnipeg, Man.,” said Tiffany Galvin with MF Global Ltd. “We announced this […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Producers in Manitoba’s Red River Valley planning on planting a crop this spring will be watching the flood forecast very carefully as any extended outlook will impact cropping choices, industry sources said. “Weather conditions after the flood waters recede will also be very important in determining what producers in that area […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Acres to be seeded to soybeans in Ontario this spring should be up from the year-ago level, but there are several factors that could result in plantings being larger than anticipated. “There is still a lot of indecision among producers in Ontario in terms of what to plant,” said Peter Johnson, […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The winter wheat crop in the province of Ontario is believed to have come through the winter in good shape, according to an official with the Ontario provincial government. “From our viewpoint, the winter wheat crop is okay, but it is hard to know for sure as there has not been […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Shares of the world wheat market in the upcoming 2009-10 crop year are expected to decline for both Canada and the U.S. from 2008-09, with the European Union, Ukraine, Russia and Argentina picking up most of that decline. The five top major wheat exporting countries include the U.S., Canada, Australia, the […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The amount of area producers in Ontario seed to corn in the spring of 2009 is expected to be down from the year ago level in response to high input costs as well as reduced profitability, industry sources said. “Fertilizer and chemical costs for corn producers in Ontario have gone up […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Spring road restrictions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been or are being implemented and are expected to limit farmers’ ability to truck out grain for the next couple of months, according to industry officials. Select roads in Alberta have already had weight restrictions implemented. An official with Alberta’s Transportation Department […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has revised downward what Canadian farmers will seed to all wheat and durum in the spring of 2009 from its January projection, according to an updated acreage outlook from AAFC’s market analysis branch. AAFC’s record canola area forecast in January was bumped even higher. In its second […] Read more