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The canola sector expects the biofuel boom to launch it to new heights.

Livestock feed markets and the ‘big oil deficit’

Biofuel boom likely to spill into lower meal prices

Food and feed are the main sources of global demand for crops but climate-related policies could tip that apple cart. Governments are making legislative overtures to boost production of biofuels. In Canada, that includes the Canadian Clean Fuels Regulation, which lays out rules for fuel production and aims to encourage development of cleaner fuels and

Soybeans enjoy good emergence in a field in Manitoba's Interlake in 2019. Timing and conditions during 
soybean planting are crucial to 
emergence and yield.

Soybean seeding on early side

Cooler nights slow emergence and crop development

With adequate rainfall and warmer soil temperatures, soybean seeding across Manitoba is well underway. Manitoba Agriculture’s May 21 crop report placed soybean planting at 34 per cent complete. If nighttime temperatures don’t warm up more than they have recently, soybean plants will likely emerge around 15 to 17 days after planting, said Dennis Lange, a

Flea beetles chow down on a canola leaf.

They’re baack: Canola council urges vigilance with flea beetles 

The annual fight with flea beetle pressure is about to begin

Flea beetle damage was relatively low last year compared to the crushing pressure of previous seasons, but producers can’t afford complacency. “There was less foliar insecticide used for flea beetles than the previous years, and maybe less flea beetles to some degree, but there were still a lot of flea beetles out there,” said Manitoba

Canola blooms in central Manitoba under an overcast sky.

Building a better canola with broccoli

Traits from related species may punch up canola diversity

Glacier FarmMedia – There’s little doubt that canola is a powerhouse crop. Nationwide, it covered nearly 22.1 million acres last year, more than 99 per cent of it on the Prairies. The Canola Council of Canada puts its economic contribution at nearly $30 billion a year. A University of Alberta researcher, backed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Bayer Crop Science,


Winston Van Staveren, a Saskatchewan soybean grower, presents during the Soy Canada seminar in Tokyo during a recent trade mission to the Indo-Pacific.

Doors open for Canadian soybeans in Indo-Pacific

Soy Canada spent early February promoting Canadian soybeans in Thailand and Japan

A Manitoba soybean grower sees huge opportunity for Canadian food-grade soybeans after taking part in a trade mission to the Indo-Pacific. “We’re the ones that can have the quality they’re looking for,” said Melvin Rattai. He is chair of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and a farmer near Beausejour, and took part in a

An exporter with Parrish & Heimbecker forecasts that China will buy 4.07 million tonnes of Canadian canola in 2023-24.

Australian canola a ‘thorn in our side’

The country has become a major competitive threat to Canada’s canola sector

Glacier FarmMedia – Canada is facing stiff competition from Australia in many canola export markets. “They’re here to stay,” said Jarrett Beatty, an exporter with Parrish & Heimbecker, during the Canola Council of Canada’s Canola Utilization Forum earlier this year. “Unless they have an environmental issue, they’re going to continue to be a bit of

Soybean yields in Manitoba were all over the map from 2017-22.

Soybean acres in Manitoba expected to stabilize

Industry believes nitrogen-fixing crops could soon take up a quarter of Manitoba’s acres

Glacier FarmMedia – There’s an emerging consensus in Manitoba that soybean acres could soon stabilize at around 1.5 to 1.9 million. Much of that projection depends on weather and markets, but pulse industry representatives believe that nitrogen-fixing crops could become 25 per cent of total acres in Manitoba. “We think there should be a legume once every


The canola sector is positioning itself to take advantage of an anticipated boom in renewable fuel.

Canola sector predicts biofuel boom 

Renewable fuels could give canola demand ‘unprecedented’ growth 

The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into uncharted territory in the coming decade, says one industry expert.  “The capacity of crush could grow from 11.3 million metric tonnes today to 18 million metric tonnes in three or four years,” said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.  Why it matters: The

“If these cost estimates hold going forward, and there’s reason to believe that they will, soybeans will remain a relatively low-input crop.” – Daryl Domitruk, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

The future of Western Canadian soybeans

Northern soybean seminar looks to profitability on the Prairies

There are challenges to expanding soybean production to Western Canada, but many, including Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk, see the potential for growth. Domitruk was among the speakers at the second Northern Soybean Summit, hosted virtually by Soy Canada in December. Contributors from throughout the value chain discussed the future of