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Dow AgroSciences Touts Profit Potential Of Nexera Hybrids

By Allan Dawson October 21, 2010

Nexera canola varieties are a good deal for farmers and will only get better, according to Dow AgroSciences. Nexera canola is known for its highly stable oil, which has a long shelf life and therefore doesn’t have to be hydrogenated, a process which creates trans fats. But the knock has always been that Nexera varieties

Crops, Oilseeds

Nexera Deliveries Current At Dreyfus Plant

By Allan Dawson October 21, 2010

Deliveries of Nexera canola to the new Louis Dreyfus crushing plant in Yorkton, Sask., are back on track, according to Mark Woloshyn, Dow AgroSciences’ Nexera canola brand leader. Last fall and earlier this year, the plant wouldn’t take scheduled del iveries from a number of farmers. The culprit was a combination of startup problems exacerbated

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Production Down: No Surprise

By Dwayne Klassen October 14, 2010

Grain and oilseed production estimates in the latest crop production survey from Statistics Canada for the period ended Sept. 9 held few surprises, according to industry sources. “Some of the production estimates were a bit smaller than had been anticipated, and that was the only real surprise,” said Ron Frost with Agri-Trend Marketing Inc. and

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Markets May Resist Further Increases

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 30, 2010

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform bounced around during the week ended Sept. 24, consolidating their recent strength, but eventually managed to climb higher on the back of a rally in the Chicago soybean market. Prices had hit their highest levels since June 2009 by the end of the week, with technical

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

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, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Prairie Canola Stocks Report Bearish For Prices – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform eased slightly during the week ended Sept. 10, with much of the downward price action linked to the Statistics Canada grain stocks in all positions report on Sept. 8 for the period ending July 31. The numbers for canola were particularly bearish, with the government agency

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Extended Russian Export Ban May Open More Markets – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 9, 2010

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform held within a rather narrow range during the week ended Sept. 2, bouncing around both sides of unchanged as any attempts to take values up were met with selling pressure. The weather issues across Western Canada could definitely be seen warranting some added strength in canola,

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

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Potential For Volatility To Continue Through August – for Aug. 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola futures lost ground during the week ended Aug. 13, retracing back slightly from recent contract highs on improved crop prospects in Western Canada and the subsequent increase in production estimates. Sentiment that recent good weather has increased the size of the Canadian canola crop was noted. Based on early harvest results,

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Dow AgroSciences Touts Profit Potential Of Nexera Hybrids

Nexera Deliveries Current At Dreyfus Plant

Production Down: No Surprise

Canola Markets May Resist Further Increases

Canadian Frost Hits Canola Quality Hard

Prairie Canola Stocks Report Bearish For Prices – for Sep. 16, 2010

Extended Russian Export Ban May Open More Markets – for Sep. 9, 2010

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

Canola Harvest Tips – for Aug. 26, 2010

Potential For Volatility To Continue Through August – for Aug. 19, 2010

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