Insights and Stories on Canola Crushers

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

Jan. 6, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers showed no signs of slowing down their record pace over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with the weekly crush topping 200,000 tonnes for only the second time ever. The canola crush during the week ended Wednesday came in at 200,294 tonnes, according to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their second-highest level of the marketing year to date during the latest reporting period, although total out-of-country business is still running behind the year-ago level. Canada exported 293,300 tonnes of canola during the week ended Sunday, according to the latest Canadian Grain […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 30, 2015 at 11:54 am CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Problems with Canada’s canola crop are driving up the oilseed’s price, cutting processors’ margins to their lowest levels in two years and threatening to boost the price of a key ingredient of salad dressings and potato chips. Frost and dry conditions on the Canadian Prairies have […]

By Rod Nickel

Jan. 6, 2015 at 5:34 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins in Western Canada may be well off the highs seen last winter but are still very profitable for domestic processors as they hover around $100 per tonne above the futures. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin