Insights and Stories on Canola Crush

Aug. 16, 2021 at 5:29 pm CDT

The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International announced last Tuesday it has bought full ownership of Control Chemical Corp. for an undisclosed amount. Control Chemical is billed […]

By Dave Bedard

Nov. 4, 2019 at 9:33 am CST

MarketsFarm – Canada’s canola crush pace is running well above average, with demand from domestic processors more than making up for any issues on the export front, according to the latest grain handling data as of Nov. 1. The Canadian Grain Commission reported total domestic usage of canola during the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 22, 2019 at 12:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s monthly canola crush hit its lowest level in 1-1/2 years in February, according to the latest crushing data from Statistics Canada. The agency reported that 635,526 tonnes of canola were crushed in February 2019. That was down by nearly 200,000 tonnes from the January level and compares […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Jun. 20, 2018 at 4:06 am CDT

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have deteriorated over the past few months to hit some of their weakest levels of the past two years. However, domestic processors continue to show good demand despite their declining profit margins. As of Monday, the Canola Board Crush Margin calculated by ICE Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 13, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers saw their second busiest week ever during the week ended Wednesday, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. The canola crush in the latest weekly reporting period came in at 204,820 tonnes, only slightly off the record of 208,268 tonnes […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin