Prairie feed wheat bids firm

(Resource News International) –– Feed wheat cash bids in Western Canada have been slowly firming over the past month, with some of that tied to the reluctance of producers to deliver and an improvement in the price of dried distilled grains (DDGs). “The upside in feed wheat values are being limited, however, by the continued

CN, locomotive engineers’ union resume talks

(Resource News International) — Talks between officials with Canadian National Railway CN) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union (TCRC), representing roughly 1,700 locomotive engineers, resumed Wednesday in hopes of reaching a new collective agreement. Meetings between the two sides, including two federal government mediators, began Sept. 23 and carried through to Sept. 27 before


Japan finds GMOs in Canadian flax

(Resource News International) — News that Japan has found genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a shipment of Canadian flaxseed has increased concern among Canada’s flaxseed industry that additional countries may start halting imports. The GM material in the Canadian flaxseed is the same material that has been found in shipments to the European Union. The

Oat bids slowly trending higher

(Resource News International) — Cash bids in Western Canada for oats have been trending upward, albeit at a very slow pace. Continued large carry-in supplies of oats have been preventing values from climbing faster. “There is still a lot of oats from the previous year’s harvest that we are dealing with and to tell you


Canola bids steady, basis levels firming

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for canola in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady, although basis levels have begun to firm to some degree. The fluctuation in cash bids have been linked to export demand, with much of the strength from the grain companies being tied to the need to cover nearby commitments,

Barley bids stabilize at low price levels

(Resource News International) — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have again eased to some pretty depressed price levels, but values should begin to stabilize at these lows. “There had been some downward movement in feed barley bids given the drop-off in demand and the movement toward new lows in U.S. corn values,” Winnipeg-based analyst


Steady demand lifts Man. edible bean bids

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for edible beans in Manitoba have generally held steady if not firmed a bit over the past few weeks as demand remains constant. “Supply shortages in the U.S. has helped to keep the market for edibles firm,” said Frank Reimer of Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, Man.,

Dry weather speeds up Prairie harvest

(Resource News International) — The sustained period of dry weather seen late last week and through the weekend provided producers across Western Canada with an opportunity for significant harvest progress, according to an official with the Canadian Wheat Board. “The good weather conditions allowed producers in Manitoba and Alberta to generally get most of the crops


Man. corn waits as soy harvest underway, slowly

(Resource News International) –– The harvest of Manitoba’s soybean crop has been progressing, albeit at a slow pace, while the province’s corn harvest was just starting to gear up, according to industry representatives. “I would describe the harvest of soybeans in Manitoba as ‘slowly poking along’ with some producers delaying the harvest in hopes of

No agreement reached in canola talks with China

(Resource News International) — There has been no agreement reached between Canada and Chinese government officials regarding China’s intention to implement phytosanitary certificates on all imported canola after Nov. 15, an official with the Canola Council of Canada said Monday. “In a briefing from the Canadian delegation that is in China, we were told that