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Phil Franz-Warkentin grew up on an acreage in southern Manitoba and has reported on agriculture for over 20 years. Based in Winnipeg, his writing has appeared in publications across Canada and internationally. Phil is a trusted voice on the Prairie radio waves providing daily futures market updates. In his spare time, Phil enjoys playing music and making art.


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Crops, Markets

USDA supply/demand estimates show only minor updates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 9, 2022
MarketsFarm — Updated supply-and-demand (WASDE) tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture included only minimal adjustments to the U.S. and world numbers, with larger revisions likely in the New Year. […] Read more

(Greg Berg photo)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited

Corn activity mainly bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 8, 2022
MarketsFarm — Solid export demand, a short squeeze by fund traders and production uncertainty in South America have all propped up Chicago soybean futures over the past week, with more […] Read more


(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Markets

Speculative short position grows in canola

Managed money still net long in soybeans

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 6, 2022
MarketsFarm — Speculators in the ICE Futures canola were busy liquidating long positions and adding to the short side of the market during the last week of November. That’s caused […] Read more

(Thinkstock photo)
Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drop with U.S. futures

Canadian dollar also down on week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2022
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. wheat futures posted losses — although softness in the Canadian dollar did provide […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

StatCan data show smaller Canadian canola, durum production

Report also logs more barley, oats than previous estimates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2022
MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers grew less canola and durum than originally thought in 2022, but more barley and oats, according to updated production estimates from Statistics Canada released Friday. “There […] Read more


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Looming corn imports to keep lid on Prairie barley

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2022
MarketsFarm — Large shipments of corn from the U.S., slated for delivery to Alberta’s feedlot alley, should keep domestic barley prices under pressure going forward, according to an analyst. “The […] Read more

Yellow peas. (Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow peas under pressure from large volumes

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 29, 2022
MarketsFarm — Large volumes of yellow peas being delivered into commercial hands have put some pressure on values, although prices remain reasonably solid. Green and maple pea bids are stronger, […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Fund position back to net short in canola

MGEX wheat also shifts to net short: CFTC

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 28, 2022
MarketsFarm — Heavy long-liquidation in ICE Futures canola saw the managed money speculative position flip back to a net short after a brief flirtation with a net long, according to […] Read more


ICE January 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s sideways market nears low end of range

January down last six sessions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 23, 2022
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts slid lower during the week ended Wednesday but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall. The January contract has held within a range […] Read more

A freighter is loaded with grain from a terminal at Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)
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Ocean freight rates under pressure

Container rates also lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 23, 2022
MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have come under pressure over the past month, nearing their lowest levels of 2022 as mounting COVID-19 cases in China, along with increased restrictions in […] Read more

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