The story of canola production in Canada is an exciting journey of innovation and growth that has long been supported by people committed to seeing the crop, and the farmers who grow it, prosper. Even before the days when Baldur Stefansson and Keith Downey collaborated with other scientists, chemists, nutritionists and plant breeders to create...
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Market Signals
Our farmer panelists share their approaches to canola marketing: What signals and fundamentals do they watch for, how do they get market information, and whose advice do they follow? Melissa Damiani Bluffton, Alberta Melissa Damiani is honest about her marketing skills: “I have my strengths and passions when it comes to farming, but marketing is...
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Strategy to Build Trade in the Indo-Pacific
The federal government’s priority to further build relations in the Indo-Pacific represents a significant opportunity for Canada to diversify exports of canola. This article outlines the strategic steps value chain organizations recommend to strengthen Canada’s presence in this promising region.
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Canola Meal Fuels True Happiness in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, which includes Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, has a growing population and increasing demand for imports. The region is of strategic importance for Canadian trade, including for canola meal.
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Canola Market Snapshot – Rise of the Others
Canada’s canola crop rebounded to a more normal level of production in 2022 after the drought-reduced 2021 output. Statistics Canada, in its September report, estimated 2022 canola production at 19.1 million tonnes, up from 13.8 million in 2021 but below output from the previous four years. The biggest Canadian crop on record was 21.5 million...
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