by Breanne Baker | Feb 11, 2010 | Articles, Farm Management
This time of year we sit back and reflect on how the year went and for 2009 it is just better to forget then remember. But as we move into the 2010 growing season crop plans are being finalized and growers are looking for what is going to make them the greatest...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 3, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
There can be a tremendous variation in grain prices from one buyer to another. Late last week I was checking out canaryseed prices. I’d heard that prices had improved to the 20 cent a pound range. While I did talk to a company paying 20 cents, I also talked to another...
by Breanne Baker | Oct 30, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
There’s a website now providing a lot of information on grain prices. The Alberta Canola Producers Commission has added a new feature on its website that provides daily grain prices as well as links to various futures markets. The cash prices quoted are for various...
by Breanne Baker | Oct 1, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
It gives me no pleasure to talk about the drop in grain prices that we’ve seen in the past few months. However, I’m surprised by the amount of denial there is. I run into lots of producers who believe this is a short term blip – just harvest pressure. They don’t...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 18, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
You can find market analysts who think grain prices will continue to decline and you can find analysts who think prices are going to improve. One of the optimists is Robert Winslow of Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. He released a report this week predicting that...
by Breanne Baker | Sep 17, 2009 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
Weeks after it happened, there are still far more questions than answers concerning the European rejection of a shipment of Canadian flax. The Europeans allegedly found traces of a genetically modified variety within a shipment. With Europe as the dominant buyer of...
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