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Canada’s canola crush down slightly in August

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — As often has been the case, the canola crush in Canada dipped from July to August, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency issued its monthly crush numbers on Thursday with 829,778 tonnes of canola crushed in August, down 2.89 per cent from July’s crush. However, August’s crush was the second most so […] Read more

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Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

By Kelsey Johnson, Reuters, Rod Nickel June 13, 2019

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International and Viterra. That move, which came as Beijing has […] Read more

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USDA lowers Canadian canola export forecast

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 10, 2019

MarketsFarm — The slowing pace of Canadian canola exports, linked to the country’s trade dispute with China, saw the U.S. Department of Agriculture lower its forecast for Canadian canola exports in the current 2018-19 marketing year. In its latest Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade report, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said actual Canadian exports could end […] Read more

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Trudeau optimistic about making progress to end China canola ban

By David Ljunggren, Mark Weinraub March 22, 2019

Ottawa/Chicago | Reuters — Canada is optimistic it can make progress this year in talks to persuade China to allow imports of Canadian canola seed to resume, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, even as tensions between Ottawa and Beijing reach new highs. Trudeau spoke hours after an industry group said Chinese importers had […] Read more

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China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

By Rod Nickel November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — State-owned Chinese agribusiness Cofco Corp. looks to buy 2.5 million tonnes of Canada’s canola crop next year, a boost of more than one-third over its expected purchases this year as its Canadian office gets established, said the company’s global head of softseeds on Wednesday. Cofco opened its Canadian trading office in […] Read more

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Canada’s canola meal sales to China at five-year high

By Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel November 14, 2016

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters –– Canadian canola meal shipments to China have jumped to their highest level in five years, boosting profits of crush plants and firming prices as farmers slog through a difficult harvest. Canada shipped 415,000 tonnes of canola meal to China from January through August, the most since 2011 and following zero shipments […] Read more

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Newfoundland harvests first canola crop

By Staff September 24, 2016

Researchers in Newfoundland are set to test the oil and meal quality of the province’s first-ever canola crop after its harvest on Friday. The 30-acre research plot at Pasadena, N.L., about 30 km east of Corner Brook, “grew exceptionally well, surpassing our researcher’s expectations,” Steve Crocker, the province’s minister of fisheries, forestry and agrifoods, said […] Read more

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China’s canola meal supply may fall under tighter standards

By Reuters March 5, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — China may suffer a shortage of canola meal, a protein-rich feed ingredient, after Beijing plans to toughen the import standards for the oilseed from major exporters, industry analysts said. China will allow no more than one per cent of foreign material in canola shipments starting April 1, the country’s quarantine agency […] Read more

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U.S. blocks Hamilton crush plant’s canola meal

By Rod Nickel January 8, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted a shipment of canola meal on Dec. 1 from a Bunge plant in Hamilton, Ont. because it appeared to contain salmonella bacteria, FDA records show. Salmonella can cause food-borne illness in humans. However, canola meal is mainly shipped to the U.S. for use […] Read more

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Canada’s canola crush down slightly in August

Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

USDA lowers Canadian canola export forecast

Trudeau optimistic about making progress to end China canola ban

China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

Canada’s canola meal sales to China at five-year high

Newfoundland harvests first canola crop

China’s canola meal supply may fall under tighter standards

U.S. blocks Hamilton crush plant’s canola meal

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