Insights and Stories on Canola Exports

Jan. 11, 2019 at 8:09 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports and domestic usage are both falling behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 63,700 tonnes of canola during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the report. That compares with the average weekly movement during the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 25, 2018 at 9:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Visible canola supplies in Canada dipped below one million tonnes for the first time since the 2017 harvest, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canola stocks in commercial hands as of Sunday were pegged at 991,400 tonnes by the Canadian Grain Commission in its latest […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 23, 2018 at 2:30 pm CST

CNS Canada — Weekly Canadian canola exports were down during the week ended Sunday, hitting their lowest level since September 2017, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 129,000 tonnes of canola during the latest reporting period, which compares with the previous five-week average of 194,800 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:34 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in a month earlier this week, but appear to have found some support from a chart standpoint. Solid demand on the one hand is being countered by large supplies on the other. “The demand component is powerfully […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:52 am CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As China’s consumption of higher-protein foods continues to grow, so too does its selectiveness for which oilseeds it will pursue on the open market. So far, it’s a race canola does not seem to be winning. “The big demand factor in China is protein, rather […]

By Dave Sims