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Mother Nature shreds canola contest plans

Two major hail events takes 2016 yield leader out of the running

By Lee Hart December 5, 2017

Mike Nelson is all too familiar with the fact you can plan the best possible agronomy program for canola, but Mother Nature has to sign off first. Nelson, who farms with family members near Westaskiwin, Alta., was the yield leader in the 2016 Canola 100 challenge producing a verified yield of 81.6 bushels per acre […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Big canola supply counters big demand

By GFM Network News November 29, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in a month earlier this week, but appear to have found some support from a chart standpoint. Solid demand on the one hand is being countered by large supplies on the other. “The demand component is powerfully strong,” said Mike Jubinville of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures wait on report

By GFM Network News November 22, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola traders may already be looking ahead to the release of Statistics Canada’s next production estimates, as lacklustre trading amid the holiday season leaves investors searching for direction. StatsCan is scheduled to release its final principal field crop report of the year on Dec. 6. The report is usually […] Read more

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

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Chinese protein preference becoming big obstacle for canola

By GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As China’s consumption of higher-protein foods continues to grow, so too does its selectiveness for which oilseeds it will pursue on the open market. So far, it’s a race canola does not seem to be winning. “The big demand factor in China is protein, rather than vegetable oil,” said Felix […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to soyoil wildcard

By GFM Network News November 16, 2017

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola bounced around within a rather wide range over the course of the week ended Wednesday, but could head higher if it gets help from U.S. soyoil. “The wildcard here is the (soy)bean oil market,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. While Chicago Board of Trade soyoil […] Read more

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — State-owned Chinese agribusiness Cofco Corp. looks to buy 2.5 million tonnes of Canada’s canola crop next year, a boost of more than one-third over its expected purchases this year as its Canadian office gets established, said the company’s global head of softseeds on Wednesday. Cofco opened its Canadian trading office in […] Read more

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

Canola, Crops, Features

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

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Canola

Mother Nature shreds canola contest plans

ICE weekly outlook: Big canola supply counters big demand

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures wait on report

Chinese protein preference becoming big obstacle for canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to soyoil wildcard

China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

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

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