Insights and Stories on Canola

Richardson buying bigger margarine market share

Jun. 10, 2015 at 6:58 pm CDT

Prairie grain and agrifood firm Richardson International is going long on shortening with a deal for major Canadian margarine firm Golden Gate. Privately-held, Winnipeg-based Richardson is no stranger to the margarine business as the owner of the Canola Harvest brand, having bought Canbra Foods in 1999 and Innovative Foods in […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed after wild week

Jun. 10, 2015 at 6:07 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Prairie canola reseeding done ‘in a hurry’

Jun. 10, 2015 at 1:31 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Time to test all Man. fields for clubroot, province says

Jun. 5, 2015 at 1:11 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. canola crop also hurt by frost, likely off early estimates

Jun. 4, 2015 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Bayer postpones plant opening to meet canola seed demand

Jun. 4, 2015 at 5:59 pm CDT

Frost, wind, moisture and even flea beetles have already devastated Prairie canola crops this season, leading to unprecedented reseeding — and seed companies are struggling to meet the extra demand. Bayer CropScience announced Thursday it will postpone Friday’s scheduled grand opening of its new Lethbridge, Alta. seed processing plant, so […]

By Leeann Minogue

Prairie farmers scramble for canola seed after frost

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:39 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Western Canadian farmers are scrambling to find scarce canola seed as they reseed crops snuffed out by frost and insects. Farmers in the region have until mid- to late June to plant ahead of insurance deadlines, but the later they sow canola, the higher the risk […]

By Rod Nickel

ICE weekly outlook: Canola needs more fuel to keep rising

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed sharply higher during the week ended Wednesday, but additional gains will need some more bullish news as the market takes a breather and consolidates. A combination of a rally in CBOT soyoil, a weaker Canadian dollar, fund buying and a weekend […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sources say BASF mulling potential bid for Syngenta

Jun. 3, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Reuters — German chemicals group BASF is considering a potential offer for Syngenta, its Swiss rival which has received a C$56 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. BASF is speaking to investment bankers about the possibility of an offer for Syngenta, though it […]

By Reuters

Prairie canola basis levels soften as futures rally

Jun. 2, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market has moved sharply higher recently, but the cash market hasn’t followed along, as basis levels have generally seen a softening trend. “Generally we’ve been seeing companies widen their basis levels out a bit. Some have held them steady, some have just […]

By Terryn Shiells