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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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ICE weekly outlook: Weather at forefront for canola futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 4, 2022
MarketsFarm – Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform saw some large moves over the past week, initially moving higher in sympathy with the United States soy complex before taking […] Read more

(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Markets

Speculative net short position grows in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 23, 2022
MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in ICE Futures canola grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders liquidated long positions and opened some new shorts, according to […] Read more


(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

AAFC raises wheat, canola production estimates

Ending stocks outlook mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 22, 2022
MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat and canola production are both expected to come in above earlier expectations in updated supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Thursday. However, while wheat […] Read more

ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Benign weather weighs on canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 21, 2022
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts were seeing choppy activity in mid-July but were under pressure overall, closing at their weakest levels in six months on Wednesday. Relatively favourable Prairie […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids trend lower with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 15, 2022
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as losses in U.S. futures more than countered the supportive influence of the weakening Canadian […] Read more


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grains under pressure awaiting new crop

Farmers 'digging in and being patient'

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 14, 2022
MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada continue to come under pressure, as feedlots chew through corn imports from the United States and wait on the new-crop harvest. “We’re […] Read more

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Larger U.S. barley crop expected in 2022

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 14, 2022
MarketsFarm — Barley production in the U.S. is forecast to be up substantially in 2022, with early indications pointing to the largest crop in seven years. In its latest production […] Read more

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Larger spring wheat crop expected in U.S.

USDA expects reduced total worldwide wheat crop

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 13, 2022
MarketsFarm — Early indications point to a much larger spring wheat crop in the United States in 2022 compared to the drought-stricken 2021 crop despite the late seeding, according to […] Read more


File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea bids slip as new crop looms

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 13, 2022
MarketsFarm — Top-end yellow and green pea bids in Western Canada have come down over the past month, as old-crop activity slows down and attention turns to the new crop. […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index at three-month lows

Demand for ocean freight seen backing off

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 12, 2022
MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have come under pressure over the past month as demand for freight backs away, which could be seen as a sign of the slowing global […] Read more

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