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Fund money moving into corn, canola position steady

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2021

The managed money net long position in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures grew to its largest level of the past decade during the week ended March 16, while soybeans and canola only saw slight adjustments and investors reduced their long positions in wheat, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by

Richardson International’s Yorkton, Sask. canola crush plant. (CNW Group/Richardson International)

Crops, Markets

Richardson to upsize Yorkton canola crush plant

Company to boost shipping and receiving, double processing capacity

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 23, 2021

Agrifood firm Richardson International’s major canola crush plant at Yorkton in eastern Saskatchewan is set to undergo another round of upgrades which are expected to double its processing capacity. The company on Monday announced it will start work immediately on “facility upgrades and improvements” that would allow it to process over 2.2 million tonnes of

News, Other

Farm incomes — on average — soared in Canada last year

Grain and oilseed farmers did very well indeed, but livestock producers saw a drop in cash income

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 19, 2021

Thanks to soaring crop prices, farm income hit a new record in 2020 and will set another one this year, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “In spite of recent challenges, notably COVID-19’s impacts on the food supply chain, the growth in farm income shows that the sector is weathering these disruptions well and adjusting

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: International relationship management

By Gord Gilmour March 18, 2021

As an exporting nation Canada will always be dependent on maintaining decent relationships with other countries around the globe — and that’s frequently easier said than done. Think of our closest neighbour the U.S. A close relationship with it is inescapable, as it’s both right next door and an economic and military superpower. Ordinarily that

Two years later a new study has put a very large price tag on to China’s canola ban.

News, Oilseeds

The canola price puzzle

Two years into China’s ban on Canadian canola, a new report pegs the true cost to farmers at as much as $1.3 billion

By Allan Dawson March 18, 2021

Many brush off the effect of China’s de facto ban on Canadian canola, pointing to record prices and huge global exports. But that’s a mistake, according to a new study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada. LeftField Commodity Research delved a bit deeper for the council and found that between March 6, 2019 and

News, Oilseeds

Canola Council of Canada’s Market Access Plan

By Allan Dawson March 18, 2021

Two years after China began restricting imports of Canadian canola seed there are no signs normal sales will resume any time soon. “Unfortunately there isn’t any real change to report on,” Brian Innes, the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) vice-president of public affairs, said in an interview March 10. And while there seems to be

Recent old-crop supply projections from USDA were a non-event for grain markets, with the department’s forecast for new-crop acres due out at the end of this month.

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola trade turns attention to new crop

Any significant bearish threats for canola would come by surprise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2021

Commentary on canola futures may be starting to sound like a broken record, but at least it keeps skipping on a good part of the song. While canola did some profit-taking correction during the second week of March, the general uptrend remained intact and fresh highs were hit in many months during the week. The

ICE May 2021 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Is a bear market next for canola?

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 18, 2021

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm — The canola market started to retreat this week as unpriced supplies still in the countryside approach non-existent, according to Wayne Palmer, analyst with Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. For the first half of the week of March 15, canola began to lose strength, particularly in old-crop months. That was highlighted at the

A West Coast Reduction worker inspects a shipment being delivered to their location for export at the Port of Vancouver.

News, Other

Renewable diesel boom highlights challenges in clean-energy transition

As the industry scrambles to meet new demand, agriculture could benefit

By Karl Plume, Rod Nickel, Stephanie Kelly March 17, 2021

Reuters – For 17 years, trucker Colin Birch has been hitting the highways to collect used cooking oil from restaurants. He works for Vancouver-based renderer West Coast Reduction, which processes the grease into a material to make renewable diesel, a clean-burning road fuel. That job has recently got much harder. Birch is caught between soaring

Families are invited to bake savoury pizza swirl buns with Emily Richards, a cookbook author and home economist.

Farmit Manitoba, News

Canola Eat Well to host free virtual ‘bake-along’

Home economist Emily Richards will demo savoury pizza swirl bun recipe

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2021

Canola Eat Well is offering a free, virtual ‘bake along’ cooking course on Sunday, March 21. Emily Richards, a professional home economist, Canada food guide contributor and cookbook author will demonstrate how to bake savoury pizza swirl or asiago garlic buns. The class will celebrate Nutrition Month and Canadian canola. Baking with canola oil gives

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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