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Early Canola Quality Data Points to a High Quality Crop

Cliff Jamieson
By  Cliff Jamieson , Canadian Grains Analyst
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Not only was Western Canada blessed with a huge canola crop, but quality as of the Oct. 30 report was also high. The 2013 mean oil content was 45.1%, well-above 2012 levels as well as above the 10-year average, represented by the horizontal black line. (DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)
Not only was Western Canada blessed with a huge canola crop, but quality as of the Oct. 30 report was also high. The 2013 mean oil content was 45.1%, well-above 2012 levels as well as above the 10-year average, represented by the horizontal black line. (DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)

As of the Oct. 30 report on canola quality from the Canadian Grain Commission, 1,430 samples have been analyzed from the Prairie provinces with 94.7% of those samples grading No. 1 Canada.

The mean oil content for the Prairies was 45.1%, which is 1.6% above last year's 43.5% and also above the 10-year average at 43.9%, as shown by the horizontal black line on the attached chart. This year's mean oil content is so far just .1% below the 2011 record of 45.2%. By province, results so far are reported at 44% in Manitoba, 45.1% in Alberta and B.C. and 45.5% in Saskatchewan.

While environmental factors play a role in the determination of oil content from year to year, varietal improvements as well as farming practices are also adding to the determination of the final quality. The attached chart indicates that oil content in the crop has trended higher over the 2007 to 2013 period.

Cliff Jamieson can be reached at cliff.jamieson@telventdtn.com

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