Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat, canola and barley this spring while area seeded to oats and lentils will decline. Statistics Canada says Saskatchewan farmers anticipate planting 7.3 percent more wheat this year at 14.2 million acres. Spring wheat will jump 10 percent to 9.2 million acres while durum will jump almost 3 percent […]
The federal minister of Agriculture has announced an investment of up to 106 thousand dollars to the Prairie Oat Growers Association. The funds will go to new research trials to better understand the role oats play in disease prevention. Findings are expected to help create new market opportunities for Canadian oat producers. The research […]
The Oats industry is getting a big boost in Saskatchewan. Avena Foods of Regina is part of a group of companies that will expand oat based foods to new beverages, yogurts and frozen desserts. Protein Industries Canada is providing half million dollars to the cost of development. CEO Bill Greuel says farmers will see expanded […]
The federal government has announced support of over 400 thousand dollars to Regina-based Prairie Oat Growers Association. The chair of the Prairie Oat Growers, Chris Rundel of Foam Lake, says the funds will be used to help increase demand for high quality Canadian oats. He says efforts are underway to expand Canadian oat sales […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has launched an 11 million dollar project to make plant-based cheese products. C.E.O. Bill Gruel says B.C.-based Lumi Foods and Save On Foods are partnering in a project to turn oats, legumes and pulses into cheese-like products. Lumi Foods is hoping to use oats and pulses instead of cashews and almonds […]
A Regina area farmer is encouraging other producers to donate to the Regina food bank. Roy Klym donated 42 tons of high quality oats to the Regina food bank, providing 67 thousand bags of oats for families in need. Klym is hoping other farmers will also donate to the food bank. The high grade […]
Local farmers are stepping up to help the Regina food bank feed those in need this holiday season. The vice president of the Regina Food Bank, David Froh, says local farmer Roy Klym of Condi Seeds has made a major oats donation to the food bank. Klym of Condi Seeds has donated 42 tons […]
Avena Foods says its gluten-free oat ingredients have been certified by the Detox Project as Glyphosate residue free. Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide. For such designation, products must have no residue down to government-recognized limits of detection for food and supplement samples. Avena foods is a major oat and pulse processor with facilities […]
Some unexpected demand from South American have pushed oats exports past the one million tonne mark through the first five months of the crop year. Chile usually supplies oats to neighboring South American countries, but domestic supplies were not sufficient this year. Chuck Penner with LeftField Commodity Research says Chilean buyers turned to Canada […]
More fuel is being added to an already hot canola market. Statistics Canada has reduced its estimate of the 2020 canola crop to 18.7 million tonnes, nearly 700,000 tonnes below the last projection. “You knock out 700,000 tonnes of production and you go from moderately tight stocks to intolerably tight,” said Ken Ball, a senior […]
