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Record Opening for Canola Crushers

OTTAWA - Nov 26/08 - SNS -- Camada's oilseed processors crushed a record 396,201 metric tons (MT) of canola in October, besting the previous single month record by 5.9%, according to SAtatistics Canada.

Canola oil production totalled 168,982 MT in October while meal production amounted to 230,506 MT. The previous monthly crush record was 374,283 metric MT in March 2008.

Crush during the first quarter of the current marketing year is up 5.6% from last season at just over 1.06 million MT.

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