In Australia, Rabobank says canola’s role could rise as biofuels target hard‑to‑abate transport sectors, diversifying demand and supporting longer‑term price resilience and altered crop rotations in Australia. Traders can capture value by shifting exports from seed to processed oil amid expanding Asia‑Pacific biofuel capacity and tighter European rules, increasing the need for traceability and stable […]
In the Ukraine, Reuters reports that if the Middle East conflict continues to drag on, then Ukraine could boost its canola planted area to 1.5 million hectares, a third more than originally planned for this autum season. Ukraine plants winter rapeseed that is harvested in the spring and planted in the fall, so farmers would […]
In Canada, the Leader Post newspaper reports that Cargill’s canola crush plant under construction near Regina is delayed but the company assures it’s due to typical building issues, the weather and materials. Other planned large canola crushing projects in the region like Viterra and Federated Cooperatives Ltd. have been halted, as geopolitical issues such as […]
In Canada, MooseJaw Today reported that Canadian farmers are forecast to harvest more canola in 2025/26, according to Statistics Canada. StatCan estimated there’s about 19.94 million ton of canola to be harvested, 3.6% more than its revised 2024/25 figure of 19.24 million. Among the other major crops, corn for grain was forecast to edge higher […]
In Canada, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has paused, the two main projects related to its proposed Integrated Agriculture Complex in Regina. Due to regulatory and political uncertainty, potential shifts in low-carbon public policy, and escalating costs, FCL’s proposed renewable diesel facility and joint venture canola crush projects, as originally conceived, are paused for the foreseeable […]
In Germany, Bayer and Neste announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products like biofuels. Within the collaboration, the companies are going to develop a winter canola ecosystem in the Southern Great Plains of the US, including product development and additional collaborations […]
In Canada, Cargill has surpassed the 50 percent completion milestone in the construction of its new canola facility located at the Global Transportation Hub in West Regina, Sask. Cargill broke ground on the facility in July 2022 and anticipates opening in 2025. The new facility will have the capacity to process 1 million metric tons […]
In Australia, Mirage News reported that the government of Western Australia region has entered exclusive lease negotiations with Cargill Australia for a world-class canola crush plant in Kwinana. The report noted that Cargill is investigating the potential to develop a canola crush plant on a site adjacent to the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal, subject to […]
In Australia, Financial Review reported that Cargill and CBH Group, Australia’s largest cooperative, are working together on plans for a large-scale oilseed crushing plant south of Perth. The report noted that Cargill is in talks with the West Australian government about securing a site adjacent to CBH’s Kwinana grain terminal which sits on a rail […]
