Canada should increase domestic demand for canola
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Canada should increase canola consumption
The domestic market for the crop is already large, but an energized renewable diesel sector could increase local demand
Are U.S. corn growers benefitting from Canada’s biofuel policies?
This may be an ideal time to increase domestic production of renewable diesel and biodiesel
Sixty per cent of ethanol in Canadian gas tanks comes from America
Canola sector watches as many biofuel balls remain up in the air
I can’t recall a week in my 30-year reporting career at the Western Producer where I have heard the word “uncertainty” uttered more frequently.
Renewable diesel industry runs into headwinds
Interest remains high around the world, but an expected drop in crude oil prices is one of the challenges the sector faces
There isn’t quite as much furor surrounding the renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel sectors of late, according to an expert.
Trump-effect volatility will be a perennial market mover
On-again, off-again tariff talk kept agricultural markets on edge with the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Living up to his name, the president’s whims and proclamations have a tendency of trumping anything else going on, and the early days of the new U.S. administration promised more of the same. While the initial flurry of […] Read more
EU’s clean marine fuel rules could raise shipping costs
Shipbrokers say the cost of the European Union’s new emission reduction efforts will likely be passed on to shippers
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — European Union marine fuel rules, effective from Jan. 1 as part of efforts to cut emissions, will raise shipping costs, although firms with vessels that can run on alternative fuels, such as biodiesel and liquid natural gas, will benefit, two shipbrokers said. The policy is the second major EU regulation focused […] Read more
Canola sector focuses on new opportunities
Canola Council of Canada head says industry must continue making progress in biofuel, research and market expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian canola industry is bigger than ever, but it can’t afford to rest on its laurels, says the top executive of the Canola Council of Canada. President and chief executive officer Chris Davison bases much of that perspective on a new economic impact study of the oilseed. Canola generates an average […] Read more
Smaller canola crop raises price and rationing questions
A disappointing canola harvest is in the bin, judging by the November Statistics Canada crop survey released last week, setting up a potential supply squeeze later this crop year. However, with the Chinese anti-dumping investigation hanging over the market as well as the many worries associated with the incoming Trump administration, it is impossible to […] Read more
U.S. ethanol exports to Canada soar
SASKATOON — Canada could be the saviour of the corn market, says an analyst. Scott Irwin, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, said the corn ethanol market in the United States is under duress from electric vehicles and other factors. Related stories: Fortunately, the shrinking domestic market for the biofuel is being offset […] Read more
Biofuel use makes big jump
SASKATOON — Biofuel consumption has surged following implementation of Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations, according to a new report. Ethanol consumption was up 13 per cent in 2023 to four billion litres per year, renewable diesel consumption more than doubled to 1.2 billion litres and biodiesel was up 14 per cent to 530 million litres. Related […] Read more
