Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.
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Canadian canola meal caught in Chinese tariff crossfire
Stuck cargoes underscore the struggles of agricultural companies caught in the middle of trade standoffs

Guelph researcher looking to create bioplastics from canola meal and pulse flour
Agriculture Canada research scientist Qiang Liu and his research team at the University of Guelph are trying to find new ways to create plastic alternatives by studying how to produce biodegradable plastics using agricultural waste such as canola meal and pulse flour.

Future of canola could lie in its components
Increasing the value of the crop’s various parts, rather than focusing just on seed, could be key to the sector’s prosperity
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s not enough for the canola industry to focus on seed. The next step of growth, according to one seed marketing expert, is about capturing more value for each of the plant’s parts. ”When we think about the whole value chain, we think about the farmer, we think about the crush partner, […] Read more
More cash for canola meal
WINNIPEG — Canola meal is sold into the animal feed market at discounted prices but a University of Saskatchewan engineering professor hopes to change those economics by extracting key nutrients from the meal that can be used in fermentation and food processing. Bishnu Acharya, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture chair in bioprocess engineering, is being honoured […] Read more

Canadian canola exports to Mexico plummet 65 per cent
Canada is expected to remain Mexico's largest supplier of canola, but Australia is making major inroads in that market
SASKATOON — Canada’s canola shipments to Mexico are plummeting. Exports to that destination totaled 279,900 tonnes through the first seven months of the 2023-24 campaign. Related stories: That is down from 801,100 tonnes for the same period a year ago, a 65 percent drop. Canadian canola sales have generally been lacklustre to date, but the […] Read more