Insights and Stories on Canola

May. 23, 2018 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders’ attention at the ICE Futures Canada canola market has now turned to western Canadian weather and news south of the border. While there was a reprieve from the drought over the last week, with rain falling in parts of Western Canada, large areas missed out on […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

May. 22, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

A Prairie farmer who was paid up front for canola contractually committed to “commodity streaming” firm Input Capital Corp. will have to pay back most of that money, as per a court ruling which also condemns the company’s contracts with him as “unconscionable.” Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Jeffery […]

By Staff

May. 18, 2018 at 8:12 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Production of Canada’s biggest crop, canola, has expanded rapidly in recent years amid strong demand for the vegetable oil it produces. But the other processed canola product, meal, takes a backseat to U.S. soymeal to feed certain livestock, due to a reduced protein level. Seed developer […]

By Rod Nickel

May. 17, 2018 at 9:13 pm CDT

Giving growers a wider window to spray in-crop weeds with glyphosate, the new platform for Monsanto’s future canola trait stacks is now booked to make its way into the Canadian market next year. The U.S. seed and chemical company’s Canadian arm announced last week it plans to commercialize TruFlex canola […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 16, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market held rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of its best levels of the past month before retreating to hold within a well-established trading range. “We’ve been in a $50 range in canola going back quite a few years,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin