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 26, 2009 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
Politics has had a huge impact on grain prices this fall. First, anti-hoarding measures introduced in India caused a flood of field peas onto the market. That dropped pea prices as well as Canadian exports and both are yet to recover. Then Europe reported finding an...
by Breanne Baker | Oct 22, 2009 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
Prospects appear to be brightening for a resolution of the GM flax issue in Europe. A protocol has been developed by the Canadian government in consultation with the Flax Council of Canada and the European regulatory agency known as DG Sanco. According to the Flax...
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...
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