Renn Breitkreutz Archives | Alberta Farmer Express

Cargill’s new facility near Camrose, which opened last summer, is part of the reason why crush is running at record rates.

Canola crush is thundering along at a record rate this year

Crush production records have been falling like flies,  and both producers and the wider economy are benefiting

By Alexis Kienlen April 14, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes This year’s canola crush is on pace to be the highest ever, which is good news for producers. “It’s great for farmers,” said Renn Breitkreutz, vice-chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. “Our product is in demand and we’ve seen significant investment in crush capacity over the past couple of years and now it seems […] Read more