Insights and Stories on Oilseeds

Chinese protein preference becoming big obstacle for canola

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 […]

Get the facts before spending big money on micronutrients

Sep. 21, 2017 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Ross McKenzie

Canola market dips to rally, heat stress hits wheat crops

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Organic Price Quotes: Late June

Jun. 30, 2017 at 11:51 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

ICE weekly outlook: Weather issues, tight stocks lift canola

May. 24, 2017 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Feed grain prices down, market looking to new crop

Apr. 28, 2017 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff Feed grains are dominating the organic market this month, as oversupply drives those values down. New crop speculation and weather talk has also emerged on the horizon. “Especially on the feed side, there’s just a lot of spring-thrashed grain out there that guys are just […]

By OrganicBiz

VIDEO: Underground undies measuring the health of soil

Apr. 20, 2017 at 10:16 am CDT

Are you bold enough to soil your undies? The Soil Conservation Council of Canada (SCCC) is and it recently kicked off National Soil Conservation Week by burying several pairs of men’s cotton underwear up to the waistband. After 60 days in six inches of soil, what will it all mean? A healthy […]

By Staff

The value of spring-threshed canola

Mar. 24, 2017 at 9:57 am CDT

Many growers across the Prairies are facing the reality of canola that’s been left out in fields over winter. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking to players in the canola buying and processing industry to find out who will buy spring-threshed canola, and to learn about some of […]

By Brian Wittal

Seven deadly sins of grain marketing

Mar. 10, 2017 at 10:58 am CST

Brian Voth has been telling producers about the “seven deadly sins of grain marketing” for several years, and the advice they go away with is invaluable.

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