A canola field is in full yellow bloom.

Fundamentals overtake tariff fears in canola markets

A strong vegetable oil market including robust soybean oil exports from the U.S. is supporting canola demand

Don’t look now, but canola futures prices have recovered most of losses experienced after the imposition of Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal in March.

Aerial view of a Cargill canola crushing facility under construction near Regina in the summer of 2024.

Crushed dreams

Viterra’s planned canola processing facility in Regina is unlikely to go ahead

Viterra’s plan to build the world’s largest canola processing facility in Regina could be crushed, according to a new report.



What happens if 2024 sees generally good weather? Can the industry and the infrastructure handle a full crop? | File photo

Canola industry says it is ready for a large crop

Demand is more evenly divided now between domestic and export markets, which would make moving a big crop easier

WINNIPEG — Despite ongoing crop production challenges on much of the Prairies, the canola industry continues to grow. That was the message from the Canola Council of Canada at its annual meeting March 7 as it looked back at a 2023 that saw a surge in oil exports to the United States for biofuel production […] Read more


Louis Dreyfus built its canola crush plant in Yorkton, Sask., in 2009. Work on a new expansion is expected to be completed by 2025.  |  Reid Nagy photo courtesy of LDC Media

Sask. canola crushing facility to double capacity

Louis Dreyfus’s expansion plans will allow its processing plant in Yorkton to crush two million tonnes of canola a year

Louis Dreyfus is the latest in a list of companies that see a promising economic future in oilseed crushing.