Australia seeks to boost canola meal exports

the production of canola, which is an important component of farming systems across most Australian cropping regions. “By enabling diversification and growth of meal exports, the project will support higher canola crush margins, strengthen farm-gate returns and encourage expansion of the canola industry,” Simonaitis said. “This project highlights the role that Grains Australia — an initiative of the Grains Research and Development Corporation — plays in providing evidence-based market and consumer insights that inform decision making and improve the capability of the Australian grains industry.” Simonaitis said increasing demand for canola oil has led to significant investments in Australia’s domestic canola crushing capacity, which had generated increasing amounts of canola meal as a byproduct. Australia produced about 640,000 tonnes of canola meal in 2024, and more than 90% it was used domestically, he said. Despite being the fourth largest canola producer in the world, ...