Reading Time: 2 minutes A new hybrid canola cultivar that offers double resistance to clubroot has been registered and is now available to farmers. Proven Seed PV 580 GC was developed by University of Alberta canola breeder Habibur Rahman and Crop Production Services (CPS). It carries a resistance gene from Mendel, a European winter canola cultivar, and a second […] Read more
Double-resistant canola variety now available
But the first variety with ‘multigenic’ resistance is not a silver bullet, experts warn
Canola growers asked not to use quinclorac herbicide this year
While the weed killer is registered in Canada, it hasn’t been approved in China, one of Canada’s most important canola customers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian canola growers are advised not to use the herbicide quinclorac on their canola in 2016 because China, one of Canada’s biggest customers, has not yet approved it. “Until these questions are resolved, growers should use other options to control cleavers on their farms,” the Canola Council of Canada says on its website. “It’s a […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching USDA report
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts advanced during the week ended Wednesday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar and solid support from vegetable oil pushed prices higher. The front-month May contract started the period below technical resistance but soon climbed above $470 per tonne and at one point appeared ready to test the […] Read more
China delays implementing Canadian canola standard
Winnipeg | Reuters –– China has delayed implementing a tougher standard on Canadian canola shipments, just days before it was to take effect, as a result of talks between the two countries, a Chinese government spokesperson said. China’s new standard for foreign material in canola shipments will take effect Sept. 1 instead of April 1, […] Read more
China, Canada in talks as tougher canola standard nears
Winnipeg | Reuters –– Canada and China are in talks about Beijing’s plans to toughen its standard on Canadian canola imports, an industry official said on Monday, just days before the change takes effect. China’s quarantine authority, AQSIQ, notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last month that it would allow no more than one […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola turning sideways
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts hit some of their best levels in a month during the week ended Wednesday, but appear to have run into resistance from a chart standpoint as the near-term outlook shifts sideways. The May contract hit a session high of $476 per tonne on Tuesday, but was unable […] Read more
Canola crush hits new weekly record
CNS Canada — Canadian canola processors are running at close to full capacity, despite any softness in crush margins, with the weekly crush hitting its largest level ever, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). The weekly canola crush hit 188,081 tonnes during the week ended Wednesday, topping the previous […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola to keep support going forward
CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market rose over the week ended Wednesday. A lack of farmer selling combined with currency issues and action in the soy market to give the market a boost. One trader said the declining open interest caused him to think funds were also liquidating some of their long […] Read more
Canada presses China on science in canola trade spat
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is urging the Chinese government to stick to scientific facts in decisions on trade as Beijing plans to toughen its standard on Canadian canola shipments, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said Thursday. China’s quarantine authority, AQSIQ, notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last month that it would allow no more […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola recovers, but faces resistance
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts managed to post small gains over the week ended Wedensday, as the market recovered off of the contract lows hit the previous week. However, former support levels are now acting as resistance, as the market finds itself in a new, slightly lower range. Support in the front […] Read more