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Flax fiasco

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...

In the latest Feed and Forage Listing Service from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, there’s a wide range in hay prices. Some are expressed in cent per pound and some in dollars per bale and other in dollars per imperial ton. Using dollars per ton, the range...

Canola crush margins will be squeezed

Greg Colman, an equity analyst with Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. has produced a report which shows how the Canadian supply of canola is dropping at the same time that Canadian crushing capacity is increasing. Due to lower planted acreage and a lower yield this...

Pea and lentil harvest prices

The combining of yellow peas is underway in parts of southwest Saskatchewan. In some years, the onset of harvest causes prices to drop. That doesn’t seem to be the case so far this year with peas. In fact, there are reports of yellow pea bids increasing to as high as...

Will canola bounce back?

Canola prices have been dropping like a stone. The November futures closed Wednesday below $420 a tonne. Last week, prices were around $460 a tonne and back in early June, prices were in the $480 a tonne range. The futures price is now at its lowest level since back...

Lentil and peas acres will be key to price direction

The April 24 seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada is expected to set the tone for prices on a number of crops where Canada is a major player in the world marketplace. In the most recent Pulse Market Report, Brian Clancey of Stat Publishing gives his...