By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
The May USDA Oil Crops Outlook predicts U.S. production of canola this year will increase by 1.1 billion pounds to 3.9 billion pounds, or approximately 1.77 million metric tons (MMT). It expects canola imports to ramp up into the U.S. by 260 million pounds to 1.15 billion.
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