What if, after years of crazy weather and crippled yields for many farmers, Western Canada actually got “normal” weather and canola yields? What even is normal now, after years in which the noise of drought, flooding, heat-blast Julys and the “harvest from hell” have made it hard to figure out what normal yields would be? […] Read more
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Bids tumble but canola demand is firm
It has been a rollercoaster ride for canola futures in 2023. The year started out on a high, with nearby futures trading at $838 per tonne. LeftField Commodity Research analyst Chuck Penner advised growers attending the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission’s annual general meeting in January to wait out the market. Other stories in the 2023 […] Read more
