Tag: Chuck Penner

Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by the Northern Pulse Growers Association! Host Shaun Haney is recording from the Northern Pulse Growers Association annual general meeting and is joined by: Erin Becker with the Northern Pulse Growers Association to discuss their organization; Dr. Joe Outlaw of Texas A&M… Read More

On this episode of RealAg Radio, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the pea markets and the impact of Canada’s relationship with India on trade; Thijs Verploegen with CLAAS on their new CLAAS connect; A clip from our new Farming Forward series on advanced grazing with Steve… Read More

On this weekend’s show, guest host Lyndsey Smith discusses: What is costing ag billions of dollars; Red and green lentil markets with Chuck Penner; Federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay; and, The road to $25 billion with Bill Greuel with Protein Industries Canada. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Lyndsey… Read More

It’s the tale of two very different markets when it comes to red and green lentils, with both markets seeing early excitement to the upside earlier this year. But now, Chuck Penner says, red lentil prices have dropped off sharply from the highs, while green lentil prices are strong enough there are new-crop bids already… Read More

Who’s buying, who’s growing, and who’s selling? Chuck Penner, founder of Leftfield Commodity Research, gave a grain market outlook at the Western Canada Crop Production Show at Saskatoon this week. RealAgriculture’s Atley Hamlin caught up with Penner and asked about the pea, lentil, and chickpea market factors at play for the year ahead. Starting with… Read More

Seasonal movement off the lows of the pea and lentil markets hasn’t resulted in much beyond sideways movement, says Chuck Penner, founder of Leftfield Commodity Research, based at Winnipeg, Manitoba. But there are some differences between red and green lentils and yellow and green peas. The challenging harvest weather in Australia is playing a significant… Read More

If you’re tired of hearing words such as “unprecedented” and “new normal,” you’re not alone. That said, over time, what is average or normal or expected does change and evolve. Take commodity prices, for example. Over the very long term, the bottom level resistance for wheat futures at one time was $2/bushel. Eventually, that rose… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. Today’s show is brought to you by CanolaMaster! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research, on the broader market and a discussion on if we have reached a new normal in commodity prices, as well as Jay Whetter, editor with… Read More

As you look at growing conditions across the Prairies, it’s extremely variable . Too hot, too dry, too wet, too cool — the conditions range, which makes looking at production numbers a bit tricky. Chuck Penner, of LeftField Commodities Research says although there are a lot of big question marks, overall, production seems to be… Read More

It’s time for another episode of our favourite show (but hey, we may be biased) — RealAg Radio! It’s Wednesday — which means we are keeping with our theme of talking markets. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodities Research joins host Shaun Haney for a breakdown on what is happening across the commodities. You’ll also hear… Read More