Insights and Stories on Canola

Jun. 19, 2015 at 6:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill will start its shipping season later this year, as its operator hopes to lower the cost of maintenance on the railway serving the port. Merv Tweed, president of port and railway operator OmniTrax Canada, said the company expects the first grain vessel […]

By Jade Markus

Jun. 17, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, rebounding after the November contract hit support levels earlier on Monday. With recent drought and frost in Western Canada, canola ending stocks are expected to be very tight at the end of 2015-16, which […]

By Terryn Shiells

Jun. 16, 2015 at 8:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins continue to deteriorate in Canada, and will likely get worse before they get better. Canola margins hit some of their worst levels “in three to five years” during Monday’s trading session, according to a trader. While the margins were off those lows by the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 16, 2015 at 7:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban artificial trans fats in processed foods within three years will create opportunities for Canada’s canola sector, especially high oleic varieties such as Nexera. Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), which are the primary source of artificial trans fat […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made good on its proposal to effectively ban artificial trans fats from a wide range of foods, from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, saying they raise the risk of heart disease. Under new FDA regulations, partially hydrogenated […]

By Ransdell Pierson, toni-clarke