by Breanne Baker | Mar 28, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Will the Conservatives form a majority government or will they be forced to continue in a minority position? Based on the polling results being published, those would seem to be the two most likely election results. If there is a Conservative majority, what policy...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 25, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The price projections for wheat and durum have dimmed a bit over the past month. In the Pool Return Outlooks released yesterday, most grades of wheat are down 20 to 25 cents a bushel in this crop year and 60 to 70 cents a bushel in the new crop year. The drops are...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 24, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The performance of CP Rail has been nothing short of terrible. Some observers say that CP has never really recovered since the washout of its mainline at Maple Creek last summer. There have also been some avalanche issues over the winter. However, snow in the...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 23, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Check the calendar. It doesn’t look like the 23rd of March outside. The few gophers that have emerged look a bit surprised as well. A month from now in a normal year, seeding would be underway in a few parts of Saskatchewan. It’s hard to believe that’s going to happen...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 21, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
China and India figure prominently into the discussion about the future of Canadian agriculture. Although China has received a lot of attention over many years, India has become a huge market, particularly for Saskatchewan peas and lentils. Thus, the just-concluded...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 18, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
According to market analyst Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research, there have been a number of interesting developments in the grain markets over the course of this crop year. In field peas, there has been a complete turnaround in the ending stocks situation....