AUS vs CAN RS Oil Content: Any comments as to why?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I think what RFK is proposing is redirecting subsidies from products considered unhealthy to products considered healthy.
Might be a good time to be an apple farmer, not a great time to be a plant producing high fructose corn syrup.

Most corn and soybeans are ending up in animal feed or industrial uses, anyways. Not much changes except except we won't be competing with subsidized grain from the US.

[furrowtickler]

Very possible yup

[GDR]

That sounds like a pretty positive message to anyone who doesn't read between the lines. Kind of hard to counter that to Joe public, the opposite is stronger corporations, more hazardous chemicals, destroy the environment and put more corruption in the government. Likely nothing changes just like any other political promise.

As usual the pendulum can swing too far. As much as I detest the anti-crowds, and the labels of regenerative and sustainable, I do think we need to do better. The solution can't always be more chem, more antibiotics etc, those are just bandaid solutions that overall benefit big pharma and chem companies. The thread from a couple weeks back about glyphosate residue in peas is a good example, these products once created and used are with us for a long time and are everywhere in our world. May or may not be a problem but likely get compounded through the food chain and other contamination. Not against any of these practices, but definitely have concerns and try to be conscious of what we do.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

these products once created and used are with us for a long time and are everywhere in our world. May or may not be a problem but likely get compounded through the food chain and other contamination.

Lead from leaded gasoline is a great example of the unintended consequences of a well-meaning Band-Aid solution.
Our entire world is contaminated with lead now. And will be for generations to come.

Some people believe the same will be true about GMO or pesticides.

[TASFarms]

Go have a listen to Dr Arden Anderson if you have any questions about RFK

[Wheatking]

Back to the canola oil discussion. I was always under the impression that Canadian canola had a much higher oil content than in Australia. I know when I was on a harvest run in Australia, I thought it was always around 42%. I know when I haul to ADM their machine says ours in 48-50%, but I have no idea if that is calibrated.

Perhaps if the grain buyers would pay on oil content, breeders would start considering oil content when releasing new varieties.

[goalieguy847]

Oil content is always higher when straight cut vs swathed. Whsts the harvest process in aussie? Both, like here , or mainly straight?

Could you imagine the games they would play paying us on oil content?
* shudders*

Hauled some canola in last week. Same bin. 1.5% dockage. Next load 6. I asked them to re probe.

Came back as 1.3 lol .

[the big wheel]

But the fact remains were getting screwed if our oil content is higher so our crush plants would know this and are charging us a screw job basis and making extra money at our expense?

[Blaithin]

Oil seems to be really vulnerable to drought and other stresses. Canola coming in from last year or areas with rain and good soil can easily be 43+. Canola coming in from drought, stressed, and poor land from this year isn’t breaking 40.

I’ve also noticed that the higher the green, typically the higher the oil. Got a 3 Can for green? Oil is probably close to 50.

Crushers have no reason to pay for oil content. Exports, while oil is usually part of the sale contract, aren’t really paying more to get higher oil. If exports are making the market price then the crushers only need to pay what the export is.

There’s also some other thing they test the oil for. I can’t recall it off the top of my head. To do with the fatty acid I believe but I don’t know the bearing on it.

Also keep in mind sprout years. Almost can’t find canola that isn’t sprouted here. Likely has an impact on oil content and quality. Sprouts seem to be something becoming more and more common. I don’t ever recall seeing them more than once or twice a year prior to the last few years.

[Landdownunder]

Canola Oil & Admix Calculations
Oil bonification calculation
The oil bonus/penalty to the base price is calculated at:
• 1.5% of the base price for every 1% oil, or
• 0.15% of the price for every 0.1% oil, above or below the 42% oil content base.
Oil bonification is uncapped in SA, Vic, NSW and QLD. In WA oil bonification is capped at 44.5% oil ie. no further
price adjustment even if oil content exceeds 44.5%.
Admixture calculation
Companies makes payment based on the clean seed weight. Clean seed weight is calculated after deduction
for admixture per AOF as follows:
Delivered tonnes X Non Admix Percentage (i.e. 100% - admix percentage).
Example oil & admix calculations
Based on the following example data, a load of 51.84mt delivered to site ‘X’ at $600/mt, the following calculations
show how the adjustments are made for oil at 44.5 % and admixture of 0.86%
Oil bonification
Delivery Site Price X 1.5% X % of oil above/below 42% base = $Bonus/Penalty applied to base
delivery site price.
Eg $600/mt X 0.015 X 2.5 = $22.50 bonus
Oil adjusted site price = $622.50 /mt
Admixture calculation
100% - Admix % X Delivered Tonnes = Clean Seed Weight tonnes to be paid
Eg (1 – 0.0086) X 51.84mt = 51.39mt
Clean Seed Weight / Paid Weight = 51.39mt
Load value
Oil adjusted price/mt X Clean Seed Weight = Load Value

The years when oil is say 48% and base price is $900 big bonuses