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U.S. lapping up Canadian canola oil

By Rod Nickel April 20, 2012

Reuters / Canada’s canola crushers are processing the oilseed at a record-brisk pace, as demand for canola oil heats up among U.S. makers of biodiesel and food products like potato chips. The United States has long been a key export market for canola, Canada’s second-biggest crop after spring wheat, but its appetite has spiked in

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News

GMO proliferation an existential threat to organic farmers

By Daniel Winters March 29, 2012

Sourcing organic alfalfa seed has become more complicated since the commercial release of genetically modified alfalfa in the U.S., the executive director of the Canadian Organic Trade Association says. Although it is not yet grown commercially in Canada, the herbicide-tolerant forage crop was given a green light by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in 2005

News, Oilseeds

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2011

Commodity groups and processors are urging the federal government to get cracking on a free trade agreement with South Korea to ensure Canadian exports are not displaced by competitors. Trade talks between Canada and South Korea have been stalled since 2008. South Korea is a valuable market for Canadian grains and oilseeds, said Jim Everson,

News, Oilseeds

Canadian Canola Gains U.S. Approval

By Rod Nickel October 6, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of Canadian crops such as canola and corn in U.S. biofuels Sept. 29, a move that lifted Canadian canola prices and may help the U.S. meet its ambitious targets for biofuels. The EPA s designation of Canadian crops as a renewable biomass will allow U.S. biofuel makers

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Futures Slip Despite Industry’s Efforts

February 17, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a setback during the week ended Feb. 11 as the taking of profits and overbought market conditions encouraged selling. The price setback seen in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and soyoil futures also sparked some of the downward price action seen in canola. Support

News

Fears Of Resurging U.S. Protectionism Downplayed

By Ron Friesen November 11, 2010

Republican gains in the United States’ recent midterm elections may not be as negative for Canada-U. S. trade as some fear, an American industry analyst says. Historically, Republicans are friendlier to free trade than Democrats. That will likely continue, despite the prevailing recession, said Ron Plain, a University of Missouri livestock-marketing economist. “Our expectation is

Crops, Forages

Regulatory Oversight Inadequate

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

Fourteen years after commercialization of the world’s first biotech crop, the U. S. regulatory agencies charged with overseeing biotech crops – USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration – are under attack on several fronts. The USDA is most directly in the line of fire after a string of

Livestock

Talks Begin To Resolve U. S.-Brazil Dispute

By Raymond Colitt February 11, 2010

U. S. and Brazilian officials have begun talks to try to settle a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization over U. S. cotton subsidies, the U. S. ambassador to Brazil said Feb. 3. The South American agriculture giant was expected to present a definitive list of U. S. targets for retaliation in coming days.

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Slow, Steady Progress For Manitoba Milk Producers

By Ron Friesen October 22, 2009

“What we’re experiencing are very stable prices.” – DAVID WI ENS, DFM Dairy Farmers of Manitoba recently amalgamated their nine regional districts into three. This tripled the size of local milk advisory committees. Some producers feel the committees are now too large and unwieldy. That was as close to complaining about their industry as milk

News

U. S. Wants New WTO Process

By Jonathan Lynn May 21, 2009

Big emerging countries like China, India, Brazil and South Africa must do more to open their markets to secure a new global trade deal, the U. S. trade chief said May 13. U. S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who took up his job in March, was speaking after two days of intense talks with U.

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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