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The canola plants were wilted, with roots that came to a gentle point.  These damaged plants were randomly distributed throughout the field.

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: What happened to these canola roots?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the November 7, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Cara Goldamer November 10, 2017

Dennis farms 3,400 acres of malt barley, wheat, yellow peas and canola near Vulcan, Alta. With canola samples in tow, he visited our office in early June. The plants he showed me were wilted, but had retained their green colour. However, it was the roots that caught my attention. They looked like they’d been put […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat

Record weekly canola exports reported

By GFM Network News November 10, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Canada exported the most canola in a single week ever during the week ended November 5, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. The CGC pegged weekly canola exports at 470,200 tonnes of canola during the reporting period. That compares with average weekly exports over the past year of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending higher

By GFM Network News November 1, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continued their steady upward trend during the week ended Wednesday, posting their highest daily settlements since July. Continued strength is possible, but those gains will depend on activity in the Canadian dollar and the U.S. soybean market. “There’s a firm tone in canola,” said Errol Anderson of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola enjoying broad-based support

By GFM Network News October 25, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are benefiting from developments down south. The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday imposed antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina and Indonesia. The department claimed the fuel was being sold at prices below market value in the U.S. The move was enough to lift soyoil in the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Seasonal uptrend possible for canola

By GFM Network News October 18, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts trended higher over the past month, but appear to be running into resistance from a chart standpoint. Seasonal price trends, however, should see values continue their uptrend over the next month. The most-active November contract has now traded above the $500 per tonne level for five straight […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Soybeans

BASF’s new Canadian stake to include three plants, 300 staff

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News October 17, 2017

Among the major players still in the world’s crop protection and seed business, remaining competitive comes at a cost. To be sure, several smaller companies remain in the game — but with marriages now consummated for Dow Chemical and DuPont, and for Syngenta and ChemChina, Bayer’s pending takeover of Monsanto and, now, BASF getting set […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canada’s weekly canola crush tops 200,000 tonnes

By GFM Network News October 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers saw their second busiest week ever during the week ended Wednesday, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. The canola crush in the latest weekly reporting period came in at 204,820 tonnes, only slightly off the record of 208,268 tonnes hit in March. A total […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

By GFM Network News October 12, 2017

CNS Canada — The canola market continues to chop around in its recently-established range of $490-$500 per tonne, but a looming U.S. Department of Agriculture report could change that, according to an industry analyst. “That (USDA supply and demand report) is going to be the driver,” said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

Know what you’re leaving behind

The ScherGain solution system will help you measure your in-field losses

By Lisa Guenther October 10, 2017

Just how much grain are you leaving in the field? It’s a question Trevor Scherman and his father, Pat, pondered many times on their farm near Battleford, Sask. Trevor says they discussed “where that fine line was (between) how fast can we go and how much crop can we afford to leave in the field.” […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

Unilever spreads business whets private-equity appetite

By GFM Network News October 6, 2017

London | Reuters — Anglo-Dutch consumer group Unilever has invited private-equity bidders to submit tentative offers for its US$8 billion margarine and spreads business by a deadline of Oct. 19, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The business includes the brands Stork and Flora, the latter of which is sold under the name […] Read more

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Crop Advisor’s Casebook: What happened to these canola roots?

Record weekly canola exports reported

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending higher

ICE weekly outlook: Canola enjoying broad-based support

ICE weekly outlook: Seasonal uptrend possible for canola

BASF’s new Canadian stake to include three plants, 300 staff

Canada’s weekly canola crush tops 200,000 tonnes

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

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