Canola & Production Tips

With four revolutions of the Canola Crusher handle Gerry Devloo produces a crushed seed sample ready for green-seed evaluation.

Improved tool to determine green canola seed count

A hand-held roller works, but this device cranks out ready-to-read samples

By Lee Hart August 9, 2016

It looks a bit like a meat grinder, but a new device developed by Manitoba farmer Gerry Devloo is specifically designed to crank out information on the quality of canola being harvested. Devloo, who along with family members farms near Somerset in south-central Manitoba, has developed a canola seed crusher that measures and crushes a […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Bunge canola plant damaged in fire

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 3, 2016

U.S. agrifood processor Bunge is sizing up damage to its canola crushing plant at Nipawin in northeastern Saskatchewan after a fire in one of its buildings Tuesday. According to local media, firefighters were called to the plant late Tuesday afternoon and fought a fire at the site until after midnight. Scott Roblin of the Nipawin […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Canola: Straight cut versus swathed

New shatter-resistant canola varieties have a straight cutting edge

By Lee Hart August 3, 2016

After 20 years of straight cutting canola on his central Alberta farm Wilson Lovell doesn’t even own a swather anymore, although he admits waiting for the crop to ripen is hard on his finger nails. He’s evaluated the two harvest options closely, and Lovell is convinced there is risk of a 10 to 30 per […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sitting right above support

By GFM Network News August 3, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but held above major support as prices remain relatively cheap compared to other oilseeds. Fund traders adding to short positions were behind much of the weakness in canola, although traders said the net short position was reaching the point that […] Read more

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops

Proposed Chinese canola dockage rules worry Canadian industry

By GFM Network News July 26, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – It’s a nervous time for Canada’s canola industry as it lobbies the Chinese government over a plan to impose new dockage rules on imports of Canadian canola on Sept. 1. That’s when China’s quarantine agency, AQSIQ, says the dockage allowances for Canadian canola will be pegged at one per cent, down […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather market ahead

By GFM Network News July 13, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola prices edged up on the week, propped up by soggy Prairie fields and the anticipation for warm, dry weather in the U.S. Going forward, the market will be dominated by fund trading and weather-watching. “Funds are net short right now, and that’s something different, because we’ve rallied back […] Read more

November 2016 canola at close on July 7, 2016. The single red line tracks the 200-day moving average. (Barchart.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola drops hard, nearing major chart support

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell below nearby chart support on Thursday, hitting their softest levels in four months. There is more room to the downside, but the market is also looking oversold. Fund traders were noted sellers on the move down, liquidating long positions and possibly moving to the short side […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for bounce-back

By GFM Network News July 6, 2016

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts sunk lower during the week ended Wednesday, pressured by fund selling and a drop in the U.S. soy complex. However, there could be some relief in sight, as the market looks to correct itself. “Funds coming into this week were huge, longs in soybeans and corn; they’re […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola clawing back from sharp losses

By GFM Network News June 29, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were slowly clawing their way back after dropping to their weakest levels in three months over the past week. The market likely has more room to the upside, although weather conditions will be a major factor driving prices through the summer months. “Canola was ridiculously cheap relative […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Room for additional downside in canola

By GFM Network News June 23, 2016

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower on the week, and the market’s declines are likely not finished yet, one analyst says. Canola lost $42.90 in the July contract and $35.60 in the November contract in the week ended Wednesday, as a rout of fund selling pressured the market. “I think we’ve […] Read more

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Improved tool to determine green canola seed count

Bunge canola plant damaged in fire

Canola: Straight cut versus swathed

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sitting right above support

Proposed Chinese canola dockage rules worry Canadian industry

ICE weekly outlook: Weather market ahead

Canola drops hard, nearing major chart support

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for bounce-back

ICE weekly outlook: Canola clawing back from sharp losses

ICE weekly outlook: Room for additional downside in canola

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