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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday January 16, 2020

Jan 16, 2020 | 9:44 AM

Protein Industries Canada, the private sector and the federal government will spend $27 million on a project designed to improve the quality of canola meal.

The money will be spent on breeding canola hybrids that produce high protein meal.

The non-profit organization said it will result in new, diversified, higher value markets for canola meal which will benefit the entire value-chain.

Minister of innovation, science and industry Navdeep Bains said this will help growers become more profitable and create more jobs in the agri-food sector.

The consortium includes Corteva Agriscience, Bunge and Botaneco.

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Grain movement is being affected by the below normal temperatures.

Train lengths are reduced for safety reasons.

Federal grain movement monitor, Mark Hemmes with Quorum corporation said there are 35 grain ships waiting to load at Vancouver and eight at Prince Rupert.

He said it’s a normal number after Christmas.

Hemmes said grain companies are making significant improvements at West Coast export facilities.

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Beyond Meat has announced a multi-year pea protein supply agreement with French-based Roquette.

The agreement will significantly increase the amount of pea protein being supplied to Beyond Meat over the next three years.

The companies both hope to grow the market for the products.

Roquette is constructing a pea processing facility near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba that is expected to be completed towards the end of the year.

California-based Beyond Meat is partly owned by Bill Gates and meat-giant Tyson Foods.

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