Canadian scientists have been working on a project to boost the protein content of canola and reduce the fiber and anti-nutritional compounds within the plant.
The EU Commission’s Mars bureau this week nudged its forecast for the EU’s 2023 rapeseed yield higher to 3.34t per hectare, led most likely by an increase in the French crop. Should that be achieved, it would be the highest yield since the high of 3.61t...
Canadian canola production has, for some time, been expected to bounce back after last year’s severe drought. Confirmation of this return in production potential for the 2022-23 season has been backed by Statistics Canada.
Demand for soybeans remains subdued and the dollar remains exceptionally strong, further dragging on demand levels, while the war in Ukraine continues to support global rapeseed values, finds a report from CRM Agri.
Canadian farmers are expected to plant more wheat, corn, soybeans, and oats in 2022, while the area seeded to canola and barley is anticipated to decrease compared with 2021, according to a new report.
US agribusiness giant, ADM, expects lower crop supplies for the next 18 months and beyond arising from the weak Canadian canola crop, the cut in South American soy and grain output, and Black Sea conflict related disruptions.
Specialty chemical company, BASF, reports a renewed focus on agricultural innovation aimed at supporting food security for future generations, while minimizing the impact of farming on the climate and the environment.
Soybean prices have found strong support this week, buoyed by better than forecast soybean crush data from the based US National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), finds the latest CRM Agri oilseeds market outlook.
The flooding in Germany and Belgium this week will undoubtedly alter expectations for EU-27 crop production numbers and has the potential to create regional tightness within that market, says CRM Agri.
Just as rapeseed markets were coming under pressure as confidence in supply was increasing, heatwaves and drought like conditions have re-emerged in Canada, says CRM Agri.
Agribusiness, Ceres Global, today announced to build a US$350m integrated canola processing facility in Saskatchewan, Canada, to help meet the current and growing global demand for canola products.
Australian seed provider, Pacific Seeds, and government agency, CSIRO, have joined forces on a new three-year AUS$250K (US$194,245) research project set to better tailor canola hybrids and crop management to regional Australia’s variable growing conditions.
The first-ever public detection method for a gene-edited crop has been successfully developed and published, according to a group of non-governmental organizations, non-GMO food associations and a food retailer behind the development.
The Canola Council of Canada is asking the Canadian government to increase efforts to resolve ongoing trade tension with China and support efforts to diversify markets following an estimated $1bn loss in exports.
Supplementing beef cattle diets with nitrate and canola oil lowered methane yield and daily methane production but it does not alter the flow of microbial non-ammonia nitrogen, researchers say.
Maintaining feed grain and oilseed trade with China may mean exporters should improve their knowledge of their trading partner, agri-food policy analysts say.
Cargill has received approval to grow biotech, omega-3 producing canola, in the US providing the next step in ongoing work to commercialize an alternative ingredient for use in aquaculture feeds.
Dropping prices for protein meals are prompting a comparison of canola and soybean meal, but a feeding trial shows that canola meal may provide more support for high performing dairy cow production and body condition than soybean meal, says researcher.
The Canadian government is stepping in to support canola producers as a period of trade uncertainty stemming from a slow down in exports to China continues.
Canada remains the top export market for US ag products; that country saw a hike in soy exports to China and experiencing ongoing uncertainty in canola trade, say analysts.
