AreaCanada

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityRapeseed

Date18/09/2018

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentSector development measures

DescriptionGranted state funding to the country’s Canola Council in a bid to advance growth and profitability in the rapeseed sector, focusing on the development of new and improved products.

NotesCanada’s Federal Government announced up to CAD 12.1 million (USD 9.24 million) in funding – over five years – to the country’s Canola Council under its Canadian Agricultural Partnership programme. The research investment, which will be complemented with CAD 8.1 million (USD 6.19 million) from the industry, is aimed at advancing the sector’s growth and profitability by creating new and improved products. The focus will be on: adapting food processing techniques; exploring uses for rapeseed meal in livestock production; yield optimization; crop protection from pest; and dissemination activities. The scheme is expected to contribute to the industry’s strategic plan of lifting Canada’s annual rapeseed output to 26 million tonnes by the year 2025. For comparison, this year’s production is estimated at a record 21.3 million tonnes.