Rapemeal Seen Threatened By U. K. Biofuels Expansion

Rapeseed meal’s place in animal feed rations in Britain looks under threat with the first of two major bioethanol ref ineries due to enter commercial production soon, industry sources said Jan. 28. Ensus is due to ramp up its biorefinery in northeast England during the first quarter of this year. It will take about 1.1

Wheat Likely To See Some Strength Long Term

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 22 mixed, with canola higher and Western barley lower. Canola was supported by steady demand, as exports continue to


China Orders Licences For Soy Imports

China has int roduced an automatic import licence system for soybeans, requiring importers to apply for licences from China’s Commerce Ministry, a move that soy traders said could cause a minor disruption of trade. The ministry issued a statement last month, adding soybean and rapeseed from Jan. 1 to a list of products requiring such

Ritz Wants U. S. To Ease Actions On Crushers

“The tests that are done as they leave the facility are all good (but) we have no control over a lot of the shipment side of it.” – AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ Canada wants the U. S. to stop imposing restrictions against Canadian canola-crushing plants when their meal shipments pick up salmonella bacteria en route


BrettYoung To Market High-Speed Canola Breeding

Winnipeg seed firm BrettYoung has signed a deal to market the results of San Diego crop genetics firm Cibus Global as it applies rapid, yet non-GMO, trait development techniques to canola. Under their agreement, announced Dec. 9, Cibus is to develop “unique” crop protection and “performance enhancement” traits for canola using its patent-protected Rapid Trait

Canada Says China Importer To Buy More Canola Oil

China’s state-owned Sinograin will increase Canadian canola oil imports next year, the Canadian government said Dec. 5 after failing to secure broader access to the market for Canada’s exports of the oilseed. Sinograin, which manages China’s grain reserves, plans to import 350,000 tonnes of Canadian canola oil in 2010, an increase of 200,000 tonnes, the


Canola Exports To China Blocked

“This artificial trade barrier is really becoming a big hindrance.” – GREG POROZNI China is not accepting new Canadian canola imports, despite telling the world’s top canola exporter recently that the oilseed carrying the common blackleg disease could enter some ports. China has said it’s concerned about diseased canola, which it imports to use as

Corn To Lead The Market Higher

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed pr i c e s at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 13 higher, with canola lifted by gains in the Chicago soy complex. Slower farmer selling, as the harvest winds down,


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China To Restrict 70 Per Cent Of Canada Canola Exports

China’s measures against Canadian canola with blackleg disease will restrict 70 per cent of Canada’s canola sales to its biggest export market, the Canola Council of Canada said Nov. 10. China’s quarantine authority said importers of canola from Canada and Australia must apply for import permits before signing contracts as of Nov. 15 to prevent