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A farm worker unloads Ukrainian-made fertilizer from a truck on April 5, 2022 to use on a wheat field near the village of Yakovlivka, outside Kharkiv, after it was hit by an aerial bombardment. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)
Crops

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Despite their best efforts, however, famine looms as war rages

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In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities
A sign at a Caprabo supermarket in Barcelona, Spain notes a purchase limit of two one-litre bottles of sunflower oil or a carafe per person on March 21. Ukraine’s output usually makes up a significant share of the world’s exportable sunflower oil supply.
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola’s uptrend intact, even for new-crop futures

Supplies of vegetable oils are looking tight worldwide

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The ICE Futures canola market held strong during the first week of April, with new-crop months hitting fresh contract highs. While the old-crop fundamentals of tight supplies remain supportive, the continued rise in the deferred months is somewhat puzzling at first glance. As far as the old crop is concerned, the cupboards are almost bare.
Ned Bell is a chef and co-owner of Naramata Inn in the Okanagan region of B.C.
Farmit Manitoba, News

Manitoba Canola Growers recognizes B.C. chef for promoting canola

Ned Bell champions the use of canola oil — a staple in his kitchen — along with sustainable seafood

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A B.C. seafood chef is being recognized by a Manitoba commodity group for contributions toward the canola sector. Why? Because in chef Ned Bell’s kitchen, canola oil is always right at hand. “It’s an ingredient I couldn’t cook without,” said Bell, who has cooked in high-end restaurants across Canada, appeared on “Iron Chef Canada,” and
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News

Grain thefts highlight need for precautions

You can insure against this loss, but many farmers aren’t covered

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After a costly theft caught Rivers farmer Les Wedderburn flat-footed, he went to the media to warn others to keep an eye on their bins, and began deploying an arsenal of security measures. However, there was no recovering the loss. Thieves had made off with between 1,500 and 1,600 bushels of canola — about a
A Transneft oil storage tank at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, Russia on Feb. 26, 2018. Sanctions on Russia have driven crude oil prices higher, with oilseed prices following.
Grain Markets, Markets

New-crop canola prices inch higher

Canola values haven’t stayed in lockstep with other veg oils

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The spread between old-crop canola and new-crop contracted during the week of March 24-31, as the May contract will soon lose its relevance. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provided a powerful impetus for global oilseed prices to spike, as crude oil’s strong prices provided plenty of support to its edible cousins. International economic sanctions placed against
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Cereals, News

Canadian millers loyal to Canadian wheat

Russian wheat is arriving in Canada as part of finished food products

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Canadian millers are not importing Russian wheat, but it’s possible Russian wheat is an ingredient in some manufactured foods imported by Canada. That’s according to Canadian grain industry officials, reacting to a recent Globe and Mail story. “I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the bread we buy in Canada contains Russian wheat,” Sylvain Charlebois,
File photo of a rapeseed field in Iwate prefecture in northeastern Honshu, Japan. (Nattya3714/iStock.Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

USDA reports offer new oilseed insights from India, Japan

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MarketsFarm — The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports on Wednesday, including new information regarding oilseeds in India and Japan. Oilseed production in India is projected to increase by one per cent at 42.1 million tonnes in 2022-23, according to FAS New
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Crops, Markets

Australian canola production heading downward, but still sizeable

New second-biggest harvest expected, USDA predicts

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MarketsFarm — Despite canola production in Australia being set to drop 26 per cent in 2022-23, the country’s farmers are still projected to harvest the second largest crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Canberra. In the attaché’s report, released Monday, canola production for the coming crop year was projected to be

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