CNS Canada — Canada’s canola exports will likely get dragged down by the sea of red ink flowing from Chinese markets, according to an analyst. “It will slow the export market. The whole canola engine has shrunk a little bit. Production will be down about 15 per cent or thereabouts,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket […] Read more
Canola exports to feel pinch of Chinese market crash
Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing
The rise of soybeans as a cash crop in and around Manitoba, and the availability of hogs to dine on soy meal, could support Western Canada’s first-ever soybean crushing plant, a new study finds. The feasibility study, run by Winnipeg-based Mercantile Venture Consulting and backed by the federal and Manitoba governments, shows a Manitoba crushing […] Read more
Bunge resumes canola crushing after fire, soy line down
Reuters — Agrifood firm Bunge Ltd. restarted canola processing at its Hamilton, Ont. plant late Thursday after a fire, spokeswoman Deb Seidel said Friday. She said the plant will resume soybean processing after the investigation into the fire is complete and water is cleaned up. There were no injuries, she said. According to Hamilton’s fire […] Read more
New Alta. canola crush capacity online soon
CNS Canada –– A new crushing plant Cargill is building at Camrose, Alta. will soon provide another outlet for Prairie canola, as the company is set to take delivery from farmers starting Tuesday. The facility, first announced in 2012, will be able to crush 2,500 tonnes of canola per day when operating at capacity. The […] Read more
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