Canadian canola crush running strong

Canada's canola crush is running slightly ahead of the year ago level, according to updated data from Statistics Canada. With 917,992 tonnes of the oilseed crushed in November, the 2020/21 (Aug/Jul) crop-year-to-date total of 3.465 million tonnes compares with the 3.309 million tonnes processed during the same timeframe the previous year. The November canola crush[...]

Canadian grain exports hit new record in 2017/18: CGC

CNS Canada – Total exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds hit a new record in 2017/18 (Aug/Jul), as sharp increases in wheat and barley more than made up for a decline in canola sales, according to the last weekly report from the Canadian Grain Commission for the recently finished crop year. Total exports of[...]


Feed Grains: EU votes down proposed GMO opt-out

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 28 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, October 28. -   CBOT corn futures were weaker on Wednesday, with the December contract quoted at US$3.7750 per bushel at midsession, as the advancing US harvest weighed on values. -   The[...]

PULSES: India throws cold water on US inspection proposal

Winnipeg, Oct 29. - Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Thursday morning, October 29. -   Prices for chickpeas in Northwestern India have risen to such high levels that they are starting to cut into planting areas traditionally reserved for rapeseed, according to reports out of the country. Temperatures[...]