Last year’s canola crop was 19.24 million tonnes, according to the latest revision included in Statistics Canada’s end of crop year stocks report released Sept. 9.
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Push for Hudson Bay port shouldn’t rob funds from existing export hubs
An expanded Port of Churchill would unlock the dream to end the Prairie’s land-locked status with its own northern coast gateway to the world.
Avoid bargain-basement canola markets to ease tariff damage
Market Watch: AAFC’s latest forecast is more bearish for Canadian canola, but much also depends on the U.S. oilseed crop
China’s canola tariffs aside, the global oilseed complex has eased to a lower price level and is likely to stay there for now — that is, unless problems develop with crops in the U.S. or South America.
Farmers farm fungi to fabricate fashion and food
Fashion brands are working with start-up companies harnessing mycelium to grow a product that they say is much like leather in look, strength, durability and performance.
Markets are chill this summer even as tariff threats fly
The panic over U.S. president Donald Trump’s initial tariff threats that tanked markets in March and April is now a receding memory.
American sugar protectionism creates sweet madness
Americans are among world leaders when it comes to soft drink consumption
The 1985 farm bill started a series of protectionist measures, such as domestic marketing allotments, import quotas and hightariffs on imports exceeding the quotas.
Indonesia seeks to appease U.S. by buying more wheat
Competition could increase in the world’s second largest wheat import market as Indonesia scrambles to find ways to avoid high American tariffs.
U.S. budget bill expected to open biofuel market to canola
Provisions in the recently passed U.S. budget bill to restrict the use of imported used cooking oil and tallow to make biofuelwill be good news for oilseeds
Mideast war, U.S. biofuel policy and weather stack more uncertainty on an already stressful year
Canola is being supported by drought conditions and expectations that the old-crop carry-in to the new crop year would smaller than normal
War between Israel and Iran forced oil prices higher last week, but had only modest impact on crop prices.
Weather less than ideal in many wheat-growing regions
Weather issues are throwing into question forecasts for a record large global wheat crop this year, but wheat futures markets remain cautious.
