The death of oilseeds

[Crestliner]

How many litres of biodiesel would you get from a tonne of canola?

Well canola is 40% oil and if the extraction process is efficient a tonne of canola is 1000 kgs or 1000litres x .40 = 400 litres approximate.

[FarmJunkie]

Wilton I think the last time it worked out to 350-360. Not as efficient as other setups I’m sure. Cost runs about .80/l

[tweety]

Farmers are way too lazy, will continue that 90% of the land will be doing the diseased up wheat canola rotation until nothing grows anymore from clubroot, alternaria, blackleg, leaf disease, root rots, and every form of resistance imaginable.

Canola was 10 bucks before the chinese said no, still around 10 bucks. There is no problem here.

[LEP]

Farmers are way too lazy, will continue that 90% of the land will be doing the diseased up wheat canola rotation until nothing grows anymore from clubroot, alternaria, blackleg, leaf disease, root rots, and every form of resistance imaginable.

Canola was 10 bucks before the chinese said no, still around 10 bucks. There is no problem here.

Sorry Tweety Canola was over $11 when the arrest happened. Ask your dad.

[Oliver88]

Canola is around $9.25-9.40 for February.
The Chinese disaster cost canola farmers $1.50 per bushel, this is quite a cut.

A chemical rep won’t feel the impact as much.

[jazz]

Canola is around $9.25-9.40 for February.
The Chinese disaster cost canola farmers $1.50 per bushel, this is quite a cut.

A chemical rep won’t feel the impact as much.

Add in the drying penalty 30c a bushel, most guys are getting $9 bucks. Lots getting lower than that, #3, sample grade, heated, high green count. I haven't heard of too many people with any truly dry top quality canola this year.

[jazz]

Farmers are way too lazy, will continue that 90% of the land will be doing the diseased up wheat canola rotation until nothing grows anymore from clubroot, alternaria, blackleg, leaf disease, root rots, and every form of resistance imaginable

Why does a farmer have to be the one to do things differently? Any members from Unifor being asked to do things differently?

Frankly even considering the downsides of that rotation, its the main reason that Canadian ag is in any kind of decent shape at all. People tried diversifying without any govt support and went out of business. Remember elk and alpacas?

Any wise govt would find a $100m from skippy or whoever and tell every Sk crusher to add a biodiesel plant with power generation off the side and bring Greta in to approve it all.

[macdon02]

It's probably nothing

[fjlip]

Pigs, chickens, people ate all the vermin, who is next?

[GDR]

It's probably nothing

It's no wonder they eat bats and snakes over there if they cant keep livestock healthy.

Wonder what the issue is, climate, overcrowding, lack of knowledge?