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Chinese protein preference becoming big obstacle for canola

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As China’s consumption of higher-protein foods continues to grow, so too does its selectiveness for which oilseeds it will pursue on the open market. So far, it’s a race canola does not seem to be winning. “The big demand factor in China is protein, rather than vegetable oil,” said Felix

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to soyoil wildcard

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 16, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola bounced around within a rather wide range over the course of the week ended Wednesday, but could head higher if it gets help from U.S. soyoil. “The wildcard here is the (soy)bean oil market,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. While Chicago Board of Trade soyoil

Grain Markets, Markets

USDA report surprises oilseed market

Traders were expecting a lower yield number and when they didn’t get it, they reacted

By Dave Sims November 16, 2017

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts may have finally topped out after the USDA’s monthly supply-and-demand report put the entire oilseed sector under pressure. Canola futures began climbing back in the early part of September, eventually rising above the $520-per-tonne mark. However, that changed on Thursday, November 9, when the USDA left its prediction for soybean

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — State-owned Chinese agribusiness Cofco Corp. looks to buy 2.5 million tonnes of Canada’s canola crop next year, a boost of more than one-third over its expected purchases this year as its Canadian office gets established, said the company’s global head of softseeds on Wednesday. Cofco opened its Canadian trading office in

Dr. Alan Moulin takes tour attendees through the field.

Crops, Local news

Mixing and matching inputs and rotations

Brandon researchers spent 18 years combining three different input levels and crop rotations to study the impact on nutrients, soil quality, yield and implications for climate change

By Alexis Stockford November 14, 2017

Farming for short-term yield will be different than long-term soil benefit. That’s not a new idea, but it has been driven home by 18 years of research spearheaded by researcher scientists Alan Moulin and Taras Lychuk of Brandon’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station. From 1994-2003, the pair’s team cross-compared organic, reduced- input no till,

Crops

Record weekly canola exports reported

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 10, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Canada exported the most canola in a single week ever during the week ended November 5, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. The CGC pegged weekly canola exports at 470,200 tonnes of canola during the reporting period. That compares with average weekly exports over the past year of

Crops

U of S research reveals controversial insecticides are toxic to songbirds

By GFM Network News, University of Saskatchewan November 9, 2017

Saskatoon – Research at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has linked the use of insecticides to serious health issues in songbirds. “Studies on the risks of neonicotinoids have often focused on bees that have been experiencing population declines. However, it is not just bees that are being affected by these insecticides,” said Christy

Grain Markets, Markets

An up-and-down week for canola prices

Prices hit highs not seen since summer but fell back by the end of the week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 9, 2017

ICE Futures Canada canola futures touched some of their best levels since July during the week ended November 3, but ran into resistance at the highs and were right back where they started by Friday’s close. The January contract hit a session high of $522.50 per tonne on November 2, but was back below the

The Manitoba Canola Growers Association thinks an opportunity could exist for canola producers to sell their product into the biodiesel market.

Local news

Carbon tax could translate into more demand for canola

By Allan Dawson November 9, 2017

“Nobody like taxes… but there is also going to be some opportunities,” as a result of Manitoba’s climate and green plan, Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) president Chuck Fossay told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ advisory council Nov. 2. While the plan includes a flat $25-a-tonne carbon tax starting sometime next year, it also says if

Crops, Livestock

Cash ticket deferral option to remain unchanged

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 7, 2017

The federal government is leaving its deferred cash purchase ticket policy unchanged. When listed grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola, rapeseed) are delivered for payment at a licensed elevator, an elevator operator can issue either a cash purchase ticket or a deferred cash purchase ticket, payable in the year following the year in which

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

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