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Canadian Frost Hits Canola Quality Hard

By Rod Nickel September 30, 2010

The canola crop in Canada’s top two growing provinces may be the lowest quality in five years after widespread frost halted growth in immature plants, a Canola Council of Canada official said Sept. 22. Excessive spring rain delayed planting in Saskatchewan and Alberta, leaving much of the immature oil-seed crop vulnerable with unripe, green seeds

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Harvest Pressure May Limit Canola Gains – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 2, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts managed to move sharply higher during the week ended Aug. 27, but not before initially hitting their lowest levels of the past month. The losses, tied to improving production prospects in Western Canada, encouraged some end-user demand which eventually pulled values higher. Export sales to China were a primary driver

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Canola Harvest Tips – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Canola Council Of Canada August 26, 2010

Hail late in the season can break pods and bruise seeds. Damaged plants will dry off prematurely. Often the best way to manage canola with late-season hail damage is to swath the crop instead of straight combining. That way damaged pods don’t shell out while the grower waits to straight combine the crop. Also, bruised

Crops, Oilseeds

Blackleg Is Widespread – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

The Canola Council of Canada’s latest Canola Watch says the insect watch has entered a critical phase. There has been spraying for lygus, bertha army worm and diamondback moth larvae in some regions. The report said blackleg is widespread in southern Manitoba. Disease severity on infected plants is still low right now, but severity can

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Oil Makes The Biodiesel Grade – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

Biodiesel made from canola oil would emit 50 per cent less greenhouse gas than petroleum diesel fuel, which would make it eligible for the U. S. mandate to increase renewable fuel production, according to the U. S. Envi ronmental Protect ion Agency (EPA). EPA data that compares greenhouse gas emissions between biodiesel and conventional diesel,

Livestock, Oilseeds

Bunge Plant Cleared Of Restrictions – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Rod Nickel July 29, 2010

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted restrictions against imports of Canadian canola meal from a Bunge Ltd. plant in Hamilton, Ontario, easing barriers that have sharply cut Canadian exports to the United States. The FDA had placed the Hamilton plant on its online list of plants on import-alert status due to concerns

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Weather Problems Dominate Market Movement

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 22, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ending July 16, surpassing technical resistance on the way up. The weather and production uncertainty that has been the story over the past couple of months remained the primary supportive

Beef cattle, Crops, Oilseeds

Ritz Promotes Canadian Beef, Canola In China

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 15, 2010

In addition to promoting Canadian wheat in China, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made advances of behalf of Canadian beef and canola producers. China agreed to formally lift the ban on Canadian boneless beef under 30 months (UTM) and tallow for industrial use, effective July 3. The move coincided with Ritz’s third trade mission to China

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Bulls See Grey Skies Ahead

July 15, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted solid advances during the week ended July 9 with gains coming on the heels of the reduced production prospects for the crop. The penetration of key technical resistance in the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Growers Concerned About Rail Costs

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

“We didn’t want to antagonize the minister, but we wanted to make sure that he knew we are concerned.” – ROB PETTINGER, MCGA Canola growers care about rail freight costs and want the federal government to review them, says Rob Pettinger, president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA). Pettinger was reacting to comments from

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

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