A green combine kicks up dust as it moves through a fields of swathed canola.

Manitoba searches for Plan B on canola oil exports

Manitoba is looking for alternative export markets for canola oil, but the U.S. has overwhelmingly been top dog for years, and that may be hard to unstick

A new report explores Manitoba’s current canola oil trade and possible alternative markets to the U.S.

Canadian exporters sent a record 2.6 million tonnes of canola oil south of the border in 2022-23 and that number is expected to rise considerably in future years. | File photo

U.S. goes on canola oil buying spree

Canada’s canola oil shipments to the United States are booming as the country’s renewable diesel industry accelerates. Canadian exporters sent a record 2.6 million tonnes south of the border in 2022-23 and that number is expected to rise in future years. “We envision that trend continuing,” said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed […] Read more