Canada-China Continue Canola Talks

Talks between Canadian and Chinese government officials about a resolution to China’s refusal to import Canadian canola seed with blackleg disease are continuing, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Nov. 7. China, Canada’s biggest canola seed market last year, is refusing to accept Canadian canola with the disease as of Nov. 15 and has not



Canola Rally Lagging, More Strength To Come?

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 Oct. 16 higher, with canola lifted by the strength in the Chicago soybean market. Harvesting delays, due to weather, and

Canola Top Quality Crop

Canada’s canola crop has surpassed the quality of last year’s bumper crop, despite trying early-growing-season weather that delayed maturity and created uneven growth. Tests by the Canadian Grain Commission show top-grade seed samples have an average of 44.8 per cent oil content – a measurement of the oilseed’s value to crushers who extract the oil


More Clubroot-Tolerant Canolas In Pipeline

Several clubroot-tolerant canolas could be available to Alberta and other western farmers next spring. In the meantime, Manitoba authorities have stepped up their vigilance against the long-lived, soil-borne pathogen that can decimate canola yields. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 45H29, the first clubroot-tolerant canola in Canada, received interim registration in February at the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee

Changes To Canola Registration System Proposed

“I think companies will only take this path (interim registration) if they know for sure they’re going to pass in the second year.” – JOANNE BUTH The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says its proposal to change the canola registration system will get improved varieties to farmers faster while still safeguarding them and processors from


Barley Outlook Poor Despite Small Crop

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Sept. 3 lower, with big declines in canola. Canola was undermined by weakness in the Chicago soy complex, the beginning of the harvest, favourable weather

U. S. Soy Uncertainty Makes Canola Uncertain

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Aug. 28 mixed, with canola a bit higher in the wake of the firm tone in Chicago soybeans and the weak Canadian dollar. Slow farmer


Smaller Canada Canola Crop Could Curb Exports

A sharply smaller Canadian canola crop in a year when crushing capacity is expanding could create tight supplies that would buoy prices and force buyers to rethink plans. Most Canadian crops are expected to shrink after cool weather and drought-delayed development. Farmers are hoping for later-than-normal frost-free weather to allow their crops to mature. Amid

U. S. Food Safety Worries Hit Canadian Canola Meal

Salmonella-tainted Canadian canola meal has run into a headwind of American food-safety concerns, a trend that threatens to pressure canola futures during a rapid expansion period for the industry. Since March, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has refused one Canadian shipment of canola (a variant of rapeseed) and three shipments of canola meal.