Brent Harder

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Commodity News Service Canada) — With the persistent rains that hampered the Prairies throughout the summer, producers saw lower yields on green pea crops. Cam Laxdal, general manager with the Winnipeg export office of Saskatchewan special crops firm Lakeside Global Grains, said the wet weather had a lot to do with the lower production. “The […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Commodity News Service Canada) –– Prairie grain growers are likely to see an increase in initial payments for their wheat and barley marketed through the Canadian Wheat Board, given the increases in these markets over the last couple of months. However, those payments have been delayed. The CWB on Sept. 7 sent a recommendation to […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — Canada is believed to have exported feed wheat to South Korea, although confirmation was lacking. It was reported by overseas exporters Wednesday that South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group bought a total of 110,000 tonnes of Canadian feed wheat in a tender at C$308.25 per tonne, with arrival by Feb. 10. John […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — After a wet growing season across most of the Prairies, one analyst predicts Western Canada will be in for a cold and dry winter. Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said the weather phenomenon La Nina will be in play during the upcoming winter months, meaning in general, […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — With producers going all out in an effort to get the canola crop off the field, there has been plenty of activity in the cash market with no shortage of elevator deliveries. Cash prices have gone steadily higher over the last month, and Mike Jubinville, an analyst with Pro Farmer Canada […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — Harvest operations for flaxseed have been coming along quite nicely, as favourable weather conditions across the Prairies have allowed producers onto the land. Roger Kissick, flax product manager with Linear Grains at Carman, Man., said the harvest on Canada’s Prairies is about halfway complete. “It’s progressing reasonably well,” he said. “However, […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — With the persistent rains that hampered harvest progress and crop maturity across the Prairies in September, a significant portion of the barley crop has seen poorer quality. Jim Beusekom of Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta. said a lot of barley harvested this year will be sold for feed. “The quality is […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — Many pundits had predicted Western Canada would see a significant amount of winter wheat planted this fall, but with wet conditions that delayed both crop maturity and harvest, winter wheat acres now look to be low. Jake Davidson, executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, Man., said there will be […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) –– Members of the Canadian Special Crops Association met with Mexican food inspection officials in Mexico City recently in an effort to alert them of the Canadian industry’s perspective on the presence of quarantine weed seeds in canaryseed shipments. CSCA’s Carl Potts traveled to Mexico to take part in the talks, held […] Read more