Industry says producers selling canola into new market will require only declaration that the crop was grown in Canada
SASKATOON — Selling canola into the market created by Canada’s new Clean Fuel Regulations will not be onerous, according to a crush industry executive. “A lot of work has been done by the industry and the grower associations to try and make it as streamlined as possible,” Brian Conn, vice-chair of the Canadian Oilseed Processors […] Read moreGrain Markets
International pressures challenge pulse growers
Producers urged to pay closer attention to the rest of the world because their global market clout is not what it once was
Canada is losing its impact on global pulse markets, producers attending a Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Humboldt, Sask., late last month were told. Chuck Penner, president of LeftField Commodity Research, said farmers must pay more attention to the rest of the world. “We are kind of past the stage now where Canada is the […] Read more
Canola sector anticipates major biofuel boom
The biofuel industry could drive canola demand into uncharted territory in the coming decade, says one industry expert. “The capacity of crush could grow from 11.3 million metric tonnes today to 18 million metric tonnes in three or four years,” said Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. Vervaet was among the […] Read more
Pea exporters fight for market share in China
Russia gained access to the Asian country last year, and now Ukraine has negotiated a similar phytosanitary agreement
SASKATOON — Pulse Canada is in a dog fight in its top pea market. “We are not sitting by idly and watching increased competition erode Canada’s market share,” said president Greg Cherewyk. Related stories: AAFC announces $11 million in funding for Pulse Canada Canadian peas hold their own despite Russian sales Russia gained access to […] Read more
Canadian wheat receives high marks from customers
Farmers who recently participated in an international tour say the buyers they talked to were impressed by crop's quality
SASKATOON — A group of farmers has returned from Cereals Canada’s New Crop Trade and Technical Missions with a renewed sense of pride. “As I heard several times, there’s no other grain like Canadian grain,” said Dean Hubbard, a grower who farms southeast of Claresholm, Alta. Related stories: End users are picky on crop varieties […] Read more
Big futures trades harder in all-electronic world
Report concludes all-electronic trading has not affected the cost per trade, although pit trading did add an option value
WINNIPEG — Who were the winners and losers when Chicago shut its live trading floors for livestock futures and sent everything to the electronic world? That’s a question two economists at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission have attempted to answer in a new article in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Large futures users, […] Read more
Sustainable aviation fuel funded in Man.
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) — The Manitoba government signed an agreement Dec. 19 to provide $2.9 million over two years to Azure Sustainable Fuel Corp. for its front-end engineering design study toward sustainable aviation fuel. “The agriculture sector plays an important role in creating sustainable decarbonization solutions that add value to Manitoba by growing revenue and employment. […] Read more
Clean energy decision could soon impact oilseed markets
June promises to be momentous for the oilseed market, including canola, and for the future of bio-based diesel and aviation fuel as American lawmakers make several important decisions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week sent to the White House its final rule regulating biofuel blending for 2023-25. The first public release of the EPA’s […] Read more
