Insights and Stories on Canola

Less canola, more barley area expected in next StatsCan report

Jun. 24, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers will likely grow less canola and more barley in 2019, though the jury is out on exact acreage numbers ahead of Statistics Canada’s seeded area estimates due out Wednesday. Barley prices have hit “historic highs” thanks to inclement corn-growing weather in the United States, which has […]

ICE weekly outlook: Weather the main factor in canola bids

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canola export forecast raised for 2019-20

Jun. 17, 2019 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Visible Canadian canola stocks back above one million tonnes

Jun. 15, 2019 at 2:35 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada rejects idea of halting Huawei CFO’s extradition

Jun. 14, 2019 at 2:18 am CDT

By Reuters

Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

Jun. 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International and Viterra. That move, […]

By Kelsey Johnson Reuters Rod Nickel

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

Jun. 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola markets were following trends set by soybean prices, as worries of late planting weighed on the minds of traders and farmers alike. As corn planting comes to an end, prolonged wet weather has continued to delay soybean planting to the point where the growing season may be […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

P+H plans new elevator east of Winnipeg

Jun. 8, 2019 at 9:42 pm CDT

Grain company Parrish and Heimbecker is set to put up one of the easternmost primary grain elevators in Western Canada, not far from one of its existing sites. The privately held Winnipeg company announced Friday it will start construction this month on a 25,000-tonne capacity grain elevator on Canadian National […]

By GFM Staff

CCGA now accepting upgraded cash advance applications

Jun. 7, 2019 at 3:16 pm CDT

Farmers can start applying for the new, higher cash advances from the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), starting Friday (June 7). “It’s three days earlier than we planned, but our team has been working very hard, along with program officials, to get this enhanced service in the hands of the […]

By GFM Staff

Beyond Meat sees sales more than doubling in 2019

Jun. 6, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Reuters — Beyond Meat, a U.S. maker of plant-based burgers and sausages, said it expects to more than double its revenue and report breakeven EBITDA this year, sending the its shares up over 21 per cent. The company said it expects to record revenue of $210 million in 2019 (all […]

By Nivedita Balu Tina Bellon