by Breanne Baker | Apr 1, 2010 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
Durum is a dog, both in price and in movement. The Canadian Wheat Board accepted only 40 per cent of the durum offered under the Series A contract. Although it will be a while before we know the acceptance level under Series B, there’s likely to be 30 or 35 per cent...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 31, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
A producer told me recently that, “My banker just marketed some of my canola.” In other words, the producer sold some canola for cash flow needs. He had been holding out for higher prices, but that hasn’t materialized. A lot of producers are disappointed with canola...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 30, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Kevin Grier, a senior market analyst with the George Morris Centre is warning Saskatchewan and Alberta cattle producers that they might lose an important beef packing plant in the American Northwest. In a recently released paper, Grier argues that packers in the U.S....
by Breanne Baker | Mar 29, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It appears that the United States is going to start some testing of organic food to make sure it’s actually organic. Mischa Popoff, a former audit-based inspector based in B.C. has long been pushing for organic testing in both the U.S. and Canada. Now, Popoff is...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 26, 2010 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
The news on cereal crop prices continues to worsen. The Pool Return Outlooks from the Canadian Wheat Board have dropped for both the current crop year and the new crop year. The new crop PRO has seen the biggest decline. Since the projection made a month ago, new crop...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 25, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan producers who have completed an Environment Farm Plan can again receive support for Beneficial Management Practices under the Canada-Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Program. The program used to be handled by the PFRA. Now it’s being administered by PCAB,...
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