Mexico departs science-based decision-making for GM crops Canada is deeply concerned about Mexico’s recent departure from its longstanding approach to regulating genetically modified crops. The slide began in 2018 with the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, as president of Mexico. Other stories in the 2023 Canola Yearbook: Decent yields in […] Read more
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Canola growers scramble to address federal policy issues
Another day, another issue for canola growers to tackle. From the federal government’s musing on reducing emissions from fertilizer use to trade matters to carbon pricing, policy dominates much of the work carried out by farmer organizations. The most recent concern surrounds amendments made in the Senate to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses […] Read more
What happens when the big crop comes?
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
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
