Insights and Stories on Oilseeds

ICE weekly outlook: Weather issues, tight stocks lift canola

May. 24, 2017 at 3:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market lost ground during the week ended Wednesday, pushed down by losses in the U.S. soy complex. A corruption scandal in Brazil sparked a steep selloff in soybeans during last Thursday’s session, which affected oilseeds around the world, including canola. Canola’s dominant […]

Feed grain prices down, market looking to new crop

Apr. 28, 2017 at 2:15 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

VIDEO: Underground undies measuring the health of soil

Apr. 20, 2017 at 10:16 am CDT

By Staff

The value of spring-threshed canola

Mar. 24, 2017 at 9:57 am CDT

By Brian Wittal

Seven deadly sins of grain marketing

Mar. 10, 2017 at 10:58 am CST

By Angela Lovell

Sunflowers fight for acres in crowded Manitoba fields

Feb. 9, 2017 at 3:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — Better prices have created some optimism for sunflower growers in Western Canada — a feeling that may be needed to help the crop maintain acres in the face of so much competition. “I think in Manitoba we’re going to be battling for acres compared to some of […]

By Dave Sims

Eight things to look for in your soil test report

Feb. 6, 2017 at 10:03 am CST

All soil testing labs report the same basic information, but each lab has its own unique format.

By Ross McKenzie

Top three marketing resolutions for 2017

Jan. 17, 2017 at 2:11 pm CST

Instead of making a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight or save some money this year, consider resolving to improve your commodity marketing plan.

By Jennifer Blair

Four steps to a fair land rental agreement

Jan. 9, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

How do you come to an arrangement to rent land that is fair and profitable for both parties, a number one consideration for a stable, long-term deal.

By Angela Lovell

Oilseed processors applaud House Transport Committee’s call for extended interswitching limits

Dec. 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm CST

The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) is pleased that the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is recommending making extended interswitching limits permanent in its recently tabled study into making rail transportation more competitive. “Having competitive options made available through extended interswitching limits has introduced a […]

By Staff