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Boreal Booster Juice

Birch sap is a natural product of the boreal forest; Birch sap was originally consumed as a refreshing, healthy drink by Aboriginal people; Boiling the sap reduces the product to the consistency of thickened syrup. It takes approximately 100 to 150 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup; Birch sap/syrup can be used
Crops, Oilseeds

Canada’s Record Canola Crush To Spur By-Product Exports

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Increased crush capacity in Western Canada will result in a record amount of canola being processed during the current crop year and boost exports of canola oil and meal, according to a government analyst. “Right now, I am forecasting that processors in Canada will crush 5.5 million tonnes of canola,” said Chris Beckman, an oilseed
Grain Markets, Oilseeds

China’s Tight-Money Policy Drags Down Commodities

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform maintained an upward price trend for much of the week before the Chinese government’s decision to keep a tight monetary policy sent world currencies into a frenzy and sparked a massive speculative sell-off of commodity positions. The speculative liquidation essentially sent CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade)
Crops, Oilseeds

S – for Nov. 18, 2010

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everal years ago the federal government agreed it would pass a law requiring petroleum diesel fuel contain two per cent biodiesel. But so far, it hasn’t done it. Canadian canola grower associations want that renewable fuel standard in place April 1, 2011 and are urging farmers to lobby their MPs to make it happen. “If
Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Loonie’s Rise Doesn’t Slow Canola’s Climb

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Canola futures at ICE Futures Canada were higher during the week ended Nov. 8, continuing the steady climb that’s been in place since the beginning of October, and going back to June in the monthly charts. While underlying concerns about the size of the Canadian canola crop remain supportive overall, the gains this week were
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Deep-Fried Foods Can Fit In Healthy Diet

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Although people have been “trained” to think that low fat equals healthy, we actually need some oil in our diet. Oil is made up of three kinds of fatty acids. Based on their chemical structure, oils are a combination of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Our body can’t make the polyunsaturated fats found in
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Trend Seen Continuing Upward

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued their upward trek during the week ended Oct. 22. The strength displayed by canola was again linked to Canada’s domestic processing industry who have an aggressive crush program in place. Favourable crush margins and good canola product sales on the books have resulted in this
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers Welcome Canola Crush Expansion

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Bunge’s plan to more than double the capacity of its canola-crushing plant at Altona to 2,500 tonnes a day is good news for farmers, but it also means they’ll have to grow more canola. “We’re always glad to see investment in the canola crush because it creates demand and more demand must mean they are
Crops, Oilseeds

Dow AgroSciences Touts Profit Potential Of Nexera Hybrids

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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

Soybeans Fighting Canola To Get Markets Back

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Soybeans are fighting back. Soybean oil is still the most consumed vegetable oil in North America, but it’s been losing ground to canola, which is regarded as the healthiest vegetable oil because it contains just seven per cent saturated fat. Part of canola’s gains have resulted from the development of high-stability, omega-9 oil. It has

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