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Cold Weather Limited Top-Grade Canada Canola Supplies

Top-grade canola made up just three-quarters of last year’s crop in Western Canada, the lowest proportion in six years, after too much rain and cool weather kept the oilseed from fully maturing, a Canadian government report said. Canada is the world’s top exporter of canola. In contrast to last year’s limited canola production, the top-quality
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More Questions For Reena – for Mar. 10, 2011

DearReena, Mychildren aregrownandI havekeptsome oftheitems thattheyused whentheywere babies.Oneof myfavourite piecesofbaby furnitureisa bassinetteon wheels.Doyouhaveanyideaof somethingthatIcanusethisfor otherthanbabies?Ijustcan’t bringmyselftopartwithitbut alsocan’tjustifykeepingitbecause ourhomeisquitesmall. Glenda Glenda, You are right to hold on to that treasure. A bassinette on wheels makes the perfect laundry basket because it can easily be rolled from one room to the next. If you need a place
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Crop Seen Up If Water Holds Back

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Canada’s farmers will likely harvest more canola this year to cash in on high prices, but flooding is possible in Saskatchewan and will be a key factor, the head of the main canola industry group said Jan. 18. Canola, soybean and rapeseed prices are trading around two-to three-year highs, giving farmers ample reason to seed
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Don’t Cry For Argentina Just Yet

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to fresh contract highs during the week ended Jan. 14, but ran into speculative profit-taking and farmer hedges to the upside, which tempered the advances. While corrections are to be expected, the general consensus amongst analysts seems to be for more strength in canola heading into spring, especially as
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Attention Turns To Spring Seeding Plans

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around in a narrow range during the first trading week of the new year, but finished a little weaker than they were to end 2010 as some profit-taking came forward to weigh on values. In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat also saw a similar pattern to start the
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Chart Ends Year As A Hockey Stick

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Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform are definitely much stronger exiting 2010 than they were going into the year. Anyone making a “Top 10” list of the reasons for that strength would likely cite the adverse weather conditions across the Canadian Prairies first and foremost, but strong demand, activity in outside markets
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Biodiesel Mandate Remains In Limbo

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Canola, looks to miss out on potential domestic demand from biodiesel until Canada clarifies its fuel mandate and offers new incentives to an already heavily subsidized industry. Canada has finished selecting biodiesel plant proposals to receive funding from a $1.5-billion program, aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent by 2020 from 2005
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Friction Boffins See Future In Plant-Based Oils

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There’s one simple reason why Linnaeus Plant Sciences founder Jack Grushcow would rather talk about camelina as a lubricant than as camelina in your tank. Fuel sells for around $1 per litre, but hydraulic fluid sells for $5 per litre. The Vancouver-based entrepreneur told the recent Canadian Weed Science Society’s annual meeting there are a

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