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China accounting for bulk of Canadian canola exports so far

Chinese wheat imports roughly half of last years' at same time

China has done most of the heavy lifting when it comes to Canadian canola exports through the first three months of the 2023/24 marketing year (Aug/Jul), according to the latest international trade data released Dec. 6. Statistics Canada reported canola exports through October at 1.566 million tonnes, with China accounting for 64 per cent of the total (1.006 million tonnes). Japan and Mexico followed at 273,300 tonnes and 196,900 tonnes respectively.

ICE November 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures looking for bottom

Crushing pace remains aggressive

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in three and a half months during the week ended Wednesday, taking some direction from Chicago soyoil as harvest activity winds down across the Prairies. Losses in other markets, including Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures, added to the declines in canola. “Everybody


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Weekly Canadian canola exports climb higher

MarketsFarm – An influx of freshly harvested supplies saw weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in nearly two years at the end of September 2022, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. The 300,500 tonnes of canola exported during the week ended Oct. 2 marked the first time exports topped 300,000 tonnes



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Grain exports flow fast as pandemic lockdowns clear rail capacity

Traffic accelerates on lower coal, crude volumes

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian grain exporters are boosting sales in a slumping global economy, as demand for commodities like oil weakens and frees up railway space. Brisk crop movement in a country that relies heavily on rail is a bright spot during pandemic lockdowns, which have hammered most industries. “We’ve had an almost unlimited

The Chinese/canola puzzle

The Chinese/canola puzzle

What’s really behind the canola ban?

Huawei, dockage or both? When it comes to China’s strategy on Canadian canola seed it’s anyone’s guess to which takes precedence. “Who knows how much weight is given to the dockage issue,” Canadian Canola Growers Association president and CEO Rick White said in an interview March 31. “I think they just want to control it.



China continues to produce, import and consume plenty of canola. But for the past year very little has come from Canada.

One year after China canola ban, there is still no resolution

No easy resolution to China/Canada trade dispute, says Canola Council of Canada president

March 6, 2020 marked a sombre anniversary for Canada’s canola industry. It’s been a year since China banned the majority of imports of Canadian canola, and an end to the ban is nowhere in sight. “It’s a very frustrating situation for producers and the industry,” said Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada.