Insights and Stories on Oilseeds

Dreyfus, others shut soy crushers in China on power curbs

Sep. 24, 2021 at 7:15 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — Soymeal prices in China, the world’s top consumer of the animal feed ingredient, are rising after at least 20 soybean crushing plants shuttered to comply with curbs on industrial power consumption, industry participants said on Friday. Five crushing plants in the northern city of Tianjin closed […]

Interview: Counting crops in advance

Sep. 16, 2021 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Organic crop conditions vary, as prices to shift upward

Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:16 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Ag department lowers crop production, export estimates

Aug. 26, 2021 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India to launch $1.48 bln plan to raise oilseed output, cut imports

Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:25 am CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj rajendra-jadhav

ICE weekly outlook: $1,000 canola not a guarantee

Jul. 14, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Any idea of canola hitting $1,000 per tonne in the near future is not the sure thing some people may have thought it was, according to Errol Anderson, an analyst with ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “New-crop futures might take a run at $1,000 per tonne, but in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans down with vegetable oil prices

Jun. 16, 2021 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in nearly two months, pressured by a retreat in global vegetable oil prices from multi-year highs, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures ended mixed, with the nearby July corn and wheat contracts closing higher, while back […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. lawmakers to propose tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel

May. 20, 2021 at 6:29 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce a bill on Thursday that would create a tax credit for lower-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, which they hope will slash emissions of greenhouse gases from the aviation industry. The legislation, seen by Reuters, would impose a tax incentive of up […]

By David Shepardson Stephanie Kelly

Canadian organic markets holding steady, eyes turn to new crop

Apr. 30, 2021 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic grain bids held relatively steady across Canada in April despite large price moves in the conventional markets. End users are thought to be well supplied through previous contracts, with attention shifting to new crop growing conditions. “A lot of folks are wondering why […]