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Richardson International buying Wesson veg oil brand

The deal expands Richardson’s canola oil presence in the U.S.

By Allan Dawson January 4, 2019

Richardson International, Canada’s largest grain company and major canola crusher, is purchasing Wesson, the United States’ largest vegetable oil brand, from Conagra. It’s a big deal for Richardson and Canadian canola growers, Jean-Marc Ruest, Richardson International’s senior vice-president corporate affairs and general counsel, wrote in an email Dec. 19. “Very beneficial, in our opinion, to

Community leaders, agriculture representatives and researchers discuss whether a southwestern soybean-processing plant is viable and what it might look like during a Nov. 16 conference at Brandon University.

Crops, Local news

Southwest boosters continue to pitch soy plant

A local development group continues to hope it can draw a global soy processor to southwestern Manitoba

By Alexis Stockford December 4, 2017

The Western Opportunities Leadership Group (WOLG) says Manitoba’s explosive soybean-acre growth makes a processing plant viable. The crop has spread rapidly west and north over the last 10 years, into regions traditionally considered too cold. The potential facility drew industry, university researchers, local farmers and community leaders to Brandon University Nov. 16 for a day-long

Canola oil is one of the better oil choices for any kitchen.

Recipe Swap

Time for an oil change?

Oils are generally more healthful than solid fats, but they can become rancid more quickly

By Julie Garden-Robinson May 5, 2017

Have you ever been startled by the unpleasant aroma of a previously opened container of oil or solid shortening? I have a recipe that works best with a particular type of solid shortening. I hadn’t made the recipe for several months, so I reached into the cupboard and pulled out the container. When I opened

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer October 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global grain supplies and a firm

Crops, Weather

Harvest woes rally canola, turn some farmers into winners

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel October 20, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters –– As some Western Canada farmers watched rain and snow turn their ripening canola fields into bogs, Rob Stone could count his blessings. Harvest weather was kinder to his farm at Davidson, Sask., about 100 km southeast of Saskatoon, and Stone finished harvesting canola by mid-September. Then, when worries about four million

Markets

World food prices edge up in April

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 5, 2016

Rome | Reuters — World food prices rose slightly in April, up for the third month in a row but they remained almost 10 per cent lower than a year earlier, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket

Crops

U.S. FDA to cut trans fats from foods

By GFM Network News, Toni Clarke June 16, 2015

Washington/New York | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made good on its proposal to effectively ban artificial trans fats from a wide range of foods, from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, saying they raise the risk of heart disease. Under new FDA regulations, partially hydrogenated oils, which have been shown

Local news, Oilseeds

Study concludes Manitoba soybean-crushing plant viable

But that’s partly because of market distortions caused by poor rail service and lacking competition

By Allan Dawson May 20, 2015

Poor rail service and a lack of competition contribute to the viability of a 2,000-tonne-per-day soybean-crushing plant in Manitoba, a study prepared for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and Soy 20/20 says. “Indeed, the numbers tell us that if adequate and regular rail service existed in Manitoba then both a Canadian and/or a

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Is it time for an oil change in your recipes?

Prairie Fare: Personalized Homemade Salad Dressing and Crunchy Munchy Cookies

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 17, 2015

Whew!” I thought to myself when I opened the can of solid shortening. It looked OK, but the aroma almost took my breath away. I have one recipe where I use this particular type of fat, and I hadn’t made it in at least six months, based on the date I had listed on the

News, Oilseeds

FDA’s trans fat ban could boost demand for non-soybean oils

By Brandon Logan November 14, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement Nov. 7 that it plans to phase out the use of trans fat in processed foods could cause demand for soyoil to drop in coming years, opening the door for other edible oil markets. “The announcement was really a surprise,” Dave Lehman, managing director of commodity research

Daily Network News

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

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