Dwayne Klassen

(Resource News International) — There will be a small percentage of crops that will go unharvested in the Peace River region of northern Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Right now only 50 per cent of the various crops in the Peace district have been harvested,” said Harry Brook of Alberta Agriculture and Food’s […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange’s electronic trading platform will officially transfer to the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) from the CBOT beginning Dec. 9, coming with new extended trading hours. “The last WCE trading day on the CBOT trading platform will be on Friday, Dec. 7,” said WCE president Will Hill. “The WCE’s move […] Read more

(Resource News International) — A recent return to drier weather and warmer temperatures has helped Alberta farmers harvest their crops, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. “The weather has allowed harvest operations to move to about 85 per cent complete,” said Doon Pauly, a crop specialist with the Ag Info Centre […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Exports of Canadian oats to the U.S. are expected to climb during the 2007-08 season on the heels of increased output in Canada, according to industry and government sources. A sharp drop in U.S. oats production was also seen facilitating increased Canadian shipments. “There will be some increased room for Canadian […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures finished Friday’s session mainly lower with the strong Canadian dollar and weakness in the CBOT soybean complex behind the downward price slide, market watchers said. Position-evening ahead of the three-day long holiday weekend was a feature of the trade. (Canadian financial institutions and […] Read more

(Resource News International) – Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished mainly lower with losses in CBOT soybean values linked to some of the downward price action, market watches said. Barley values managed to post new highs early in the session in view of strong demand and tight global feed supplies. A late […] Read more

(Resource News International) — A potentially devastating disease, clubroot, is causing concern for Alberta canola growers, according to a crop specialist with the province’s Ag-Info Centre. Manitoba and Saskatchewan producers were also keeping a close eye on the development of the disease. Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a serious disease of canola, mustard and […] Read more

(Resource News International) Harvest operations in Alberta continue to be slowed by scattered shower activity and the absence of warm temperatures, according to a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre. “The harvest is stuttering in a number of regions with precipitation just enough to only allow for a couple of hours a day of […] Read more

(Resource News International) Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Friday’s session mainly lower with losses associated with a drop-off in demand and weakness in the CBOT soybean complex, market watchers said. WCE western barley values closed sharply higher with a number of months establishing new contract highs on fresh demand and tightening global […] Read more