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VIDEO: Takeaways from the Canola Council AGM

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 15, 2018

Ed White of The Western Producer and Allan Dawson of the Manitoba Co-operator offer their perspective from discussions heard at the Canola Council of Canada annual general meeting which presented some of the challenges the organization is facing on NAFTA, Richardson International’s exit from the Canola Council and concerns on clubroot and climate change for

ICE Futures Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola bids ‘not too bad’

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have seen some large price swings over the past two weeks, but the bids in the countryside remain relatively favourable overall, according to an analyst. The May contract hit a nearby high of $530.50 per tonne on March 5 before dropping to a session low of $511.50

Crops

China conditionally approves Bayer’s Monsanto deal

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 13, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — Bayer on Tuesday secured conditional approval from China’s commerce ministry for its planned acquisition of the world No. 1 seed company Monsanto, chalking up a victory in an onerous struggle to win over watchdogs across the globe. The ministry also ordered the German drug and crop chemicals maker to spin off

News, Oilseeds

VIDEO: As rail service declines, some canola crushers forced to sit idle

By Allan Dawson March 9, 2018

*[UPDATED, Mar. 12, 2018] Poor rail service is forcing some Canadian canola crushers to shut down temporarily, costing them millions of dollars in lost capacity. Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson spoke with Canadian Oilseed Processors Association executive director Chris Vervaet about the issue March 8 during the Canola Council of Canada’s annual general meeting in

Grain Markets, Markets

Chicago soy, lower loonie give boost to May canola

In U.S. dollars, the commodity’s value is actually down

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 9, 2018

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved to their highest levels in three months during the week ended March 2, having posted gains for 10 straight sessions. Losses in the Canadian dollar and gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans helped keep speculators on the buy side. While the May canola contract rose by $25 per

Canada’s International Trade Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne goes in to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on March 8 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: Reuters/Ivan Alvarado)

Markets

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

By GFM Network News March 8, 2018

Santiago | Reuters — Eleven countries including Canada and Japan signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the U.S. on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars. The deal came as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed earlier in the day to press ahead with a plan to impose

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backing away from resistance

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 7, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts appear to have finally run into some resistance after trending higher for all of February. While a return higher is possible, canola will take most of its direction going forward from what happens in outside markets. The May canola contract hit a three-month high of $531 per

Crops

Smucker drops bid to buy Wesson Oil after U.S. objects

By GFM Network News March 6, 2018

Washington | Reuters — J.M. Smucker Co. said on Tuesday it will abandon its plan to acquire Conagra Brands’ Wesson Oil brand after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had moved to block the deal arguing it would likely lessen competition and violate anti-trust law. Mark Smucker, CEO of J.M. Smucker, said “it is not in

Manitoba Canola Growers Association president Chuck Fossay (l) presented Teulon farmer and former seed grower Murray McConnell with the Canola Award of Excellence for 2018 in recognition of his contribution as an early canola seed grower.

Local news, News

Early canola seed grower recognized

The 85-year-old farmer was one of the earliest seed growers to try the new crop

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2018

Murray McConnell, a pioneer canola seed grower, received the Canola Award of Excellence for 2018 from the Manitoba Seed Growers Association (MCGA) at the CropConnect banquet in Winnipeg Feb. 14. McConnell, 85, who farms near Teulon, Man., grew some canola plots for Baldur Stefansson, a University of Manitoba plant breeder and one of the developers

Crops, Markets

Canola nearing chart resistance

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2018

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market remains in a steady uptrend from a chart standpoint, with the May contract posting gains Monday for the 11th straight session. However, the futures are getting very close to upper resistance. May canola settled Monday at $530.50 per tonne, after climbing by roughly $30 over the

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Canola

VIDEO: Takeaways from the Canola Council AGM

ICE weekly outlook: Canola bids ‘not too bad’

China conditionally approves Bayer’s Monsanto deal

VIDEO: As rail service declines, some canola crushers forced to sit idle

Chicago soy, lower loonie give boost to May canola

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backing away from resistance

Smucker drops bid to buy Wesson Oil after U.S. objects

Early canola seed grower recognized

Canola nearing chart resistance

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