Insights and Stories on Oilseeds

May. 19, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Overall spring planting across Saskatchewan reached 33 per cent complete as of Monday, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Despite the good progress over the week, that’s still 20 points behind the five-year average. When compared to the excellent progress this time last year, […]

By MarketsFarm

May. 4, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts saw a sharp downward correction in early trading days of May, after setting all-time highs in April. While the correction was long overdue, underlying supportive influences remain in place and the market could be due for some sideways trade as participants now wait to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 2, 2022 at 9:29 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty Glacier FarmMedia staff Drought conditions in Canada and the United States, as well as rising input costs were just two factors fuelling the rise of conventional crop prices over the past year. As a result, the rising prices have caused some organic growers to strongly consider switching […]

By OrganicBiz

Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

The declarations of eligibility western Canadian farmers sign before delivering to elevators, effective Aug. 1, will no longer include crops that don’t require end-use quality assessment as part of the variety registration process. “It’s not a big change,” Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) spokesman Remi Gosselin said in an interview Thursday. […]

By Allan Dawson

Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola prices, along with other edible oils, received a strong boost on Wednesday due to sharp upticks in Malaysian palm oil values. Canola futures have also received support from a bullish forecast this week from Statistics Canada on planted acres for this spring. Despite the Indonesian government stating […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm