Resource News International

Tight supplies and weather concerns in Saskatchewan are helping to boost new-crop red and green lentil prices in Western Canada. Prices in the country for new-crop red lentils are sitting […] Read more

After two years of large oats production in Western Canada, a smaller 2009-10 crop and a less-than-ideal start to the growing year could see burdensome stocks finally begin to decline. […] Read more

Soybean acreage in Manitoba has fallen short of early expectations as cool temperatures, wet weather and flooding caused farmers to think twice about planting the crop. Through the winter and […] Read more

(RNI) — Cash prices for canola in Western Canada continue to firm as slow farmer sales and commercial demand underpin the market. As of June 11, canola prices (delivered to […] Read more

(RNI) — Old-crop lentils prices in Western Canada are easing despite tight supplies of both the green and red variety. As of June 10, old-crop No.1 Crimson lentil prices (delivered […] Read more

(RNI) — Cash barley prices have climbed about $7 per tonne in the southern Alberta cash market in the past week as dryness plagues production in key barley-producing areas in […] Read more

Husky Energy’s ethanol plant in western Manitoba is holding off on new-crop feedstock contracts due to uncertainty in the market, according to a Husky source. As of June 5, the […] Read more

A steady lineup of ships waiting to move Canadian canola off the West Coast is keeping the canola cash market in Western Canada well supported and has helped shelter it […] Read more

Light trade in the chickpea market has left prices in Western Canada little changed over the past few weeks. “It’s hard to get a real sense for the market because […] Read more

Flax prices in Western Canada have been pushed higher over the past month by commercial demand and spillover support from strength in outside oilseed markets. “Prices seemed to have taken […] Read more