From Rural Saskatchewan to Global Canola Markets: Shaun Wildman on Trading Floors, Pulses, and ViterraTrent Klarenbach interviews lifelong friend Shaun Wildman of Flaxcombe, Saskatchewan, tracing his path from rural hockey and Ag Economics at the University of Saskatchewan to a career in commodities. Wildman describes early brokering at Rayglen Commodities, arbitrage opportunities in special crops, and his time on the Chicago Board of Trade and Winnipeg Commodity Exchange during the open-outcry era. He explains moving into futures brokerage and then into Saskatchewan Wheat Pool/Xcan, where he learned pulse trading under tight margins before advancing into canola and destination export markets, including a dominant role in China. Wildman discusses company restructuring under Mayo Schmidt, Viterra’s growth and sale to Glencore, risk and default realities in global trade, and his current focus on investments, some futures and stock trading, and pursuing a real estate license to advise on farmland.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro00:59 Growing Up Rural Saskatchewan02:16 Hockey Roads and Blizzard Stories05:47 University Days and Public Speaking07:47 Rayglen Commodities and Early Arbitrage11:29 Chicago Trading Floor Experience16:31 Winnipeg and Open Outcry Chaos27:13 Xcan and Pool Hedging Desks30:01 Switch to Cash Trading Lentils31:59 Early Risky Export Trades33:56 Pulses Desk to Canola34:39 FOB Strategy and Partners36:06 China Market Power Era36:51 Small Volume Big Intensity39:24 Market Shocks and Defaults44:02 Natural Margins and Cycles48:40 Wheat Pool Restructuring49:45 Mayo Vision and Growth52:26 Glencore Acquisition Shift56:23 Trading vs Marketing Stress59:26 Life After TradingDisclaimer:Trading in the financial markets involves a risk of loss. Our videos and other content produced by Klarenbach Research are for informational, educational, or entertainment purposes only and do not constitute trading or investment recommendations or advice.Subscribe to the free Klarenbach Grain Report newsletter:• https://www.grainreport.klarenbach.ca/Subscribe to the free Klarenbach Special Crops Report newsletter:• https://specialcropsreport.klarenbach.ca/Grab your risk-free 30-day trial to one of Klarenbach Research's newsletters:• https://www.klarenbach.ca/pricingLearn more at https://www.klarenbach.ca/Have a question for Trent? Join the Klarenbach Research Telegram Group: https://t.me/klarenbachresearchFollow Trent on X: https://twitter.com/TrentKlarenbachFollow Trent on Barchart: https://www.barchart.com/news/authors/392/trent-klarenbachFollow Trent on TradingView: https://www.tradingview.com/u/Trent.klarenbach/Follow the Klarenbach Research LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/klarenbach-research#CommodityTrading #GrainMarkets #TechnicalAnalysis #Agriculture #grain #grainmarket #wheat #futures Klarenbach Research | Trent Klarenbach

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