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Canola crush margins tumble

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins dropped by more than $30 per tonne over the past two weeks, which may be putting a damper on end-user demand. As of Thursday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $100 above the March contract, which compares with levels only two weeks […] Read more

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Canola crush margins at best levels of year

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have improved considerably over the past few weeks, to sit at some of their best levels of the past year. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also factoring into the equation. As […] Read more


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Canola crush margins hit best levels in months

CNS Canada –– Canola crush margins have improved considerably over the past few weeks, hitting levels not seen in over six months, as vegetable oil prices rose and the Canadian dollar dropped. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates […] Read more

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Canola crush margins keep dropping

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins remain in free-fall as canola seed becomes more and more expensive relative to the product values. “They’re not deteriorating, they’re flat-out disintegrating,” said a canola trader, pointing to the $20 drop over the past week alone. Crush levels have only been lower than they are now a couple times […] Read more


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Canola crush margins still solid near $100

CNS Canada — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform have traded within a wide range over the past month, but crush margins continue to hover around the $100 mark. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also […] Read more

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Canada’s canola crush pace hits six-month high

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola crushing pace jumped to its highest level in six months during the week ended Wednesday, according to data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). Domestic crushers processed 153,102 tonnes of canola during the week, up more than five per cent from the week prior, COPA data shows. The last […] Read more