Insights and Stories on Crops

Canada’s canola crush capacity increases

Oct. 30, 2007 at 3:52 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola crush capacity has been slowly creeping upward with steady food demand and increasing biofuel needs behind the rise, market participants said. Canada’s current canola crush capacity has been estimated at between four million and 4.5 million tonnes, with domestic processors in Canada reluctant to […]

WCE close: Canola down on weak CBOT soybeans

Oct. 30, 2007 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

Grain helps boost CPR’s Q3

Oct. 30, 2007 at 3:16 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Bevo Agro gets reprieve on loan

Oct. 30, 2007 at 1:11 pm CDT

By FBC staff

New secretary for N.L. ag minister

Oct. 30, 2007 at 12:21 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola mixed as dollar offsets soy rally

Oct. 29, 2007 at 2:22 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange grain and oilseed futures closed Monday’s session narrowly mixed, with canola little changed as the 47-year high in the Canadian dollar offset support from the strong upward surge in Chicago Board of Trade soy complex futures, brokers said. Canola saw a moderate trade […]

By Don Bousquet

Alta. government to rethink water licensing policy

Oct. 26, 2007 at 11:34 pm CDT

Alberta’s provincial environment department won’t accept any applications for amendments of water licenses while it re-examines that policy for the South Saskatchewan River basin. The moratorium on amendment applications comes after a request in August from the Eastern Irrigation District, based at Brooks, for an amendment that would allow the […]

By FBC staff

Chickpea market seen firm for now

Oct. 26, 2007 at 4:16 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The chickpea market is likely to stay firm in the near term, according to Parrish and Heimbecker’s special crops marketing rep in Lethbridge. Jim Rempel said prices are currently near the top end of the range but noted that high prices will not necessarily translate into […]

By Alana Vannahme

WCE close: Hedging trims canola gains

Oct. 26, 2007 at 3:56 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Friday’s session mostly higher. Strength in CBOT soybean complex values had provided good support for canola throughout most of the session while the strong Canadian dollar and pre-weekend hedge selling kept some contracts on the defensive, market watchers […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Corn trait wins EU approval: Monsanto

Oct. 26, 2007 at 1:53 pm CDT

A European Union decision to allow imports of a Monsanto corn variety that “stacks” traits for corn borer resistance and Roundup herbicide tolerance is good news for Canadian corn growers, the company said Thursday. Monsanto reported that the EU will allow its YieldGard Corn Borer (MON 810) hybrid varieties for […]

By FBC staff