By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
The oilseed markets have endured a harsh selloff in the last month, and according to many industry observers, uncertainty over biofuel policies and potential tariff concerns have been the main drivers of this weakness. In addition, growing conditions for the soybean crop in South America have been favorable, leading to expectations of a very large soybean harvest coming early next year.
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