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BASF pegs InVigor canola woes

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News June 30, 2022

BASF says they are aware of the issues farmers are seeing in some of their canola varieties. A statement from the company, released in mid-June, noted that some InVigor hybrids “may be encountering various challenges that could be hindering crop establishment this season.” The issue had been noted in “select geographies” in Western Canada, according […] Read more

“The old highs are the old highs. We’re not going back there,” says Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications. Photo: File

Canola, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: The larger picture behind drop in canola

By GFM Network News June 30, 2022

MarketsFarm – While the declines in canola prices can be partially attributed to the lack of major weather concerns on the Canadian Prairies and the early development of this year’s crop, an analyst said the main reason is on a grander scale. “The major one is the overall drop in the commodity world. For instance, […] Read more

Farmers won’t see the clubroot spores, they won’t know when it’s going to enter their fields or how. However, planting clubroot-resistant varieties offers some protection from clubroot developing in farmers’ fields.

Canola, Crops, Features

Clubroot is everyone’s problem and responsibility

Plant clubroot-resistant varieties even if you don’t have clubroot in your fields

By Madeleine Baerg June 29, 2022

Clubroot was first discovered on canola in Alberta in 2003. Since then, it has spread across the Prairies, affecting many fields in Alberta and staking claim in Saskatchewan and Manitoba too. If you haven’t yet found clubroot in your fields, count yourself lucky — but also actively practice clubroot prevention on your farm. “Prevention is […] Read more

A view of Ceres Global Ag’s Northgate, Sask. facility as seen from its fertilizer shed in 2018. (Grainews photo by Lisa Guenther)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Ceres pulls plans for Saskatchewan canola crush plant

U.S. company suspends project citing higher-than-projected costs

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 27, 2022

U.S. ag commodities firm Ceres Global Ag’s plans for a canola crush plant in southeastern Saskatchewan are now on indefinite hold. Minneapolis-based Ceres said Friday it’s suspending the crush project it announced in May last year and will terminate a related equipment design and supply contract, so as to reduce “project-related contract liabilities.” The proposed […] Read more

ICE November 2022 new-crop canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Falling canola futures snowballing lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 23, 2022

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts fell hard during the week ended Wednesday, with little indication of how much more room to the downside there could be. “Once the snowball starts rolling, it just rolls,” analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm said, adding there were no dynamic changes to the generally supportive canola fundamentals — but […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola net long position smallest in 10 months

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — The net long position held by fund traders in the ICE Futures canola market continued to dwindle in the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), hitting its smallest level since August 2021. The net managed money long position in ICE Futures canola came in […] Read more

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day movjng averages (yellow, green and black lines) and November 2022 canola (purple line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Other factors trump seasonal pressure on canola

By GFM Network News June 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — Despite the losses canola and other crops have incurred during the week of June 13, prices have remained rather high, according to a trader. “Even though we got some big crops brewing in North America, the prices are not falling apart. There are just enough things in there to keep these markets a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

Cargill plans to close U.K. rapeseed crush plant

Fewer U.K. farmers growing crop

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 15, 2022

London | Reuters — Cargill plans to close its rapeseed crush facility in Hull, eastern England, the global commodities trader said Tuesday. The mill, which Cargill has been operating since 1985, has the capacity to crush 750 tonnes of seed a day to produce 420 tonnes of rapeseed meal and 323 tonnes of crude rapeseed […] Read more

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines) and November 2022 canola (blue line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather in focus for canola traders

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit their lowest levels in two months during the first week of June but uncovered support to the downside to recover on Wednesday and hold rangebound overall. While crush margins are still well off the levels seen at this time a year ago, they have improved over the past […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Canola exports slow to trickle

Wheat exports also well behind curve: CGC

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 4, 2022

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports have slowed to a trickle, as supplies dwindle with only two months left in the current marketing year. Only 900 tonnes of canola were exported out of the country during the week ended May 27, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. That was down from the […] Read more

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Canola

BASF pegs InVigor canola woes

ICE weekly outlook: The larger picture behind drop in canola

Clubroot is everyone’s problem and responsibility

Ceres pulls plans for Saskatchewan canola crush plant

ICE weekly outlook: Falling canola futures snowballing lower

Canola net long position smallest in 10 months

ICE weekly outlook: Other factors trump seasonal pressure on canola

Cargill plans to close U.K. rapeseed crush plant

ICE weekly outlook: Weather in focus for canola traders

Canola exports slow to trickle

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