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Lack of export demand drags canola to multi-month lows

Improved outlooks for South American soybeans aren’t helping

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The thesaurus got a bit of a workout during the week ended Dec. 15 in an ongoing effort to come up with new words to describe the downtrend/slide/drop/slip/fall/collapse/general sense of weakness in the canola market. Canola prices fell to their lowest levels in three months during the week, and while Friday saw a modest correction,
Canadian Grain Commission grain inspection experts Chris Fleury (seen here) and Usman Mohammad spoke about ways the CGC can help farmers know the quality of their grain before they start selling it during a grain-grading school Dec. 7 in Brandon.
Crops, Markets

When selling your grain, knowledge is power

Canadian Grain Commission experts shared their insights at a ‘grading school’ in Brandon

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When selling grain ‘forewarned is forearmed,” and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) can help farmers with that. “We really encourage you to know what you have before you start delivering so you know if you’re getting a fair deal there (at the elevator) or not,” Chris Fleury, a CGC inspection trainer told farmers attending a
Canola hovers rangebound despite StatsCan report
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola hovers rangebound despite StatsCan report

The global supply picture is dragging on wheat futures

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ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were pressured by a bearish Statistics Canada report during the week ended Dec. 8, but managed to stay within their recently established technical range. For the most part, the dominant January contract hovered somewhere between $505 and $510 per tonne. Futures received some support from the Canadian dollar, which was
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sliding lower

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CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have trended lower for the past month and still have some more room to the downside heading into the New Year, according to an analyst. “I think we’ll go lower,” said Errol Anderson, of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, citing a number of bearish factors. Activity in the
A lygus bug prepares to wreak havoc on a canola plant.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop insects seen in 2017

Manitoba Agriculture entomologist offers his yearly summary of bugs

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From aphids to wheat midge, a wide variety of insects made their presence known in Manitoba crops in 2017. John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, has compiled a summary entitled ‘Summary of Insects on Crops in Manitoba in 2017‘ of the insects observed in fields across the province. Much of the crop insects identified in
Winnipeg Beach-area farmer David Reykdal, Bruce Dalgarno from Newdale and Keenan Wiebe of Starbuck display bottles of the Northern Lights, Big Prairie Sky and Heartland canola oils produced from seed from their respective farms.
Local news, Oilseeds

Premium canola oil offers distinct flavours

Three new cold-pressed canola oils each have unique flavour and fragrance characteristics particular to the farm where the seed was grown

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When they say ‘taste the difference’ they really mean it with this canola oil. Three newly released cold-pressed canola oil products from Manitoba actually do taste like the individual farms the seed producing them came from. Big Prairie Sky, Heartland and Northern Lights oils hit store shelves earlier this fall. Owners of farms at Newdale,

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