Recent comments from Chinese and Canadian officials offered a shot of positive vibes that lifted ICE canola futures to their highest levels in a month, even without any actual concrete developments on the trade front.
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Canadian canola futures vibing
It’s Your Business: Words from China’s ambassador were interpreted positively by the canola market
Vegetable oil demand may offset bad biofuel news
Global biodiesel/renewable diesel demand for canola oil to slump, but overall vegetable oil demand seen increasing
Global biodiesel and renewable diesel production is expected to decline for the first time in a decade, and that’s bad timing for a Canadian canola industry looking for new markets to sell the oilseed.
Canadian oilseeds monthly crush – August 2025
Crushing statistics of major oilseeds in Canada for the month of August 2025, reported by Statistics Canada.
Manitoba searches for Plan B on canola oil exports
New Manitoba report explores alternative trade markets for the province’s canola oil, but the U.S. casts a long shadow
The U.S. has overwhelmingly been the top trade destination for Manitoba canola oil, and that may be hard to unstick.
Canola support announcements from Ottawa get mixed response
Canada’s biofuel sector welcomed announced investment dollars; canola grower groups panned what they say is lackluster support, given trade challenges
Canada’s biofuel sector welcomed announced investment dollars; canola farm groups panned what they say is lackluster support, given trade challenges
Canadian canola crush hits record in 2024, but soybeans down
Canola crush up 8.1 per cent, soybeans down 11.6 per cent
Canadian oilseed processors crushed a record 11.37 million tonnes of canola in 2024, reported Statistics Canada. However, the Canadian soybean crush fell by 11.6 per cent in 2024 to 1.56 million tonnes.
December canola crush pushes higher
Canola crush exceeds 1 million tonnes
Data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29 showed the December crush of canola and soybeans came in higher than a year ago.
U.S. threatening Canada’s canola oil industry
Chinese used cooking oil another threat
Canada's canola oil industry is facing two threats from the United States, said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Winnipeg-based Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.
Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU
Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns
The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.
Manitoba researcher aims for solvent-free canola crushing
New canola processing technique opens door to wider meal markets, higher oil extraction
Manitoba reseacher and now Mitacs Innovation Award winner Nazanin Vafei is developing a new canola processing method that does not leave solvent residue in canola meal, which could mean new markets.
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