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Follow the crop, custody, and value

Canola Oil Supply Chain Map

See what physically moves, what information travels with it, and what changes as Canadian canola becomes grain, oil, meal, products, food, and recovered material.

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01Crop systems02Field season03Harvest04Value chain

Field

Crop and field context

Physical flow

Farm planning, seed identity, soil, weather, field operations, crop development, harvest, and records create the first stage of the canola chain.

What changes here

The material is a living crop before harvest and bulk grain afterward. Biological variation becomes measurable seed condition, quantity, quality, location, and ownership.

Food connection

This stage gives the ingredient its agricultural identity; product style, freshness, storage, and recipe fit are determined farther downstream.

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A connected value chain

Material, information, custody, and value move together.

Every handoff carries more than the product.

Seed condition, samples, grades, contracts, weights, lots, specifications, labels, invoices, storage records, and handling instructions accompany canola as ownership and responsibility move through the chain.

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10crop phases

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Marketcommercial movement

Understand cash bids, basis, futures, contracts, delivery periods, grades, freight, storage, and settlement.