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Richardson International’s Jean-Marc Ruest says the company is willing to look at the canola council’s revised priorities, but for Richardson to rejoin the council it must see the benefits justify the cost.
News, Oilseeds

Will Richardson International rejoin the Canola Council?

Jean-Marc Ruest says it all boils down to whether the benefits of membership outweigh the membership fee

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Whether Richardson International will rejoin the Canola Council of Canada in the wake of a major review of funding and priorities is still uncertain. When interviewed last week Jean-Marc Ruest, the company’s senior vice-president of corporate affairs, didn’t rule it out but also didn’t leave the impression Canada’s biggest grain company is champing at the
Market access and boosting canola production remain top priorities, says the Canola Council of Canada
News, Oilseeds

Canola council’s new priorities aim to be more efficient, effective

Changes are coming to promotion, agronomy and funding

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The Canola Council of Canada has slashed its budget by 40 per cent for the upcoming year. The organization is revamping its priorities to be more effective and efficient in growing Canadian canola markets and production. The changes, which include a shift in canola promotion, the council’s role in agronomy and funding, received unanimous support
Canola council’s new priorities aimed at efficiency, effectiveness
News, Oilseeds

Canola council’s new priorities aimed at efficiency, effectiveness

Market access and production still top the list, while changes are coming to promotion, agronomy and funding

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The Canola Council of Canada has slashed its budget by 40 per cent for the upcoming year. The organization is revamping its priorities to be more effective and efficient in growing Canadian canola markets and production. The changes, which include a shift in canola promotion, the council’s role in agronomy and funding, received unanimous support
Richardson International's oilseed processing facility at Yorkton, Sask.
News, Oilseeds

Perhaps more could’ve been done to address Richardson’s concerns

In hindsight rising council membership fees and declining commodity prices probably contributed 
to the grain company’s decision to leave, says canola council chair

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In hindsight the Canola Council of Canada might have been able to do more to address Richardson International’s concerns with the rising cost of council membership, council chair David Dzisiak told reporters March 8. Dzisiak told reporters following the council’s annual general meeting that an agriculture sector downturn has everyone looking harder at the bottom
VIDEO: Takeaways from the Canola Council AGM
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VIDEO: Takeaways from the Canola Council AGM

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Ed White of The Western Producer and Allan Dawson of the Manitoba Co-operator offer their perspective from discussions heard at the Canola Council of Canada annual general meeting which presented some of the challenges the organization is facing on NAFTA, Richardson International’s exit from the Canola Council and concerns on clubroot and climate change for
canola plant
Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Comment: A method to its madness

There’s more to Richardson’s canola council withdrawal than meets the eye

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Canola is a Canadian success story and there’s no disputing the Canola Council of Canada’s role in making it so. That’s why when Richardson International, Canada’s largest grain company, didn’t renew its council membership in 2018, there was shock, disappointment, concern and even anger. Why would Richardson suddenly pull out of an organization with a
Bearish factors outweigh bullish news in canola
Grain Markets, Markets

Bearish factors outweigh bullish news in canola

Reduced promotional funding may weigh on canola in future

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Canola futures hit some of their lowest and highest levels of the past month during the week ended Jan. 19, with the end result being a continuation of a rather choppy and sideways pattern. Canola finished the week on a high note, but there’s more bearish news than bullish in the background for now. Large
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Divided we fall

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A metaphorical bombshell exploded this week over the corner of Portage and Main, the historic heart of Canada’s grain trade. Richardson International, Winnipeg’s largest homegrown grain trader, is pulling its financial support out of the Canola Council of Canada, Soy Canada and the Flax Council of Canada. As a result, the flax council has already
Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says
News, Oilseeds

Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says

Soy Canada and the canola council rejected the idea

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Chuck Fossay knew Richardson International was threatening to leave the Canola Council of Canada, but he never expected it to happen. “I was actually surprised it pulled the plug,” the president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association said in an interview Jan. 18. “We knew that Richardson had concerns. We’ve known that probably for five
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Crops, Markets

Confidence seen in oat sector with Richardson deal

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CNS Canada –– Richardson International’s decision to buy British-based European Oat Millers is seen as a strong sign of confidence in the oats sector, even if it has little effect on Prairie farmers. “I think it’s very positive. We’re seeing lots of activity in the oats industry,” Art Enns, president of the Prairie Oat Growers

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