ICE canola starts week stronger

By Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market started the week higher on Monday, following trends set late last week. Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report supported canola values. The report estimated the total canola production for 2019 to be 18.649 million tonnes, which was lower than trade […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola boosted by smaller crop, soyoil

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Winnipeg, Dec. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Friday, as the market reacted to the latest production estimate from Statistics Canada. The government agency pegged Canada’s 2019 canola crop at 18.65 million tonnes. That came in well below average trade expectations and would represent an 8.3 […] Read more


Smaller crop boosts canola futures at midday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 6 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were posting solid gains at midday Friday, benefitting from a number of supportive price influences. Statistics Canada pegged the 2019 canola crop at 18.65 million tonnes, which came in well below average trade expectations and would represent an 8.3 per cent drop […] Read more

ICE canola futures: Bids spike following StatCan report

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 6 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were stronger Friday morning, following the release of Statistics Canada’s December crop production report. Statistic Canada lowered its estimate for this year’s canola harvest from 19.358 million tonnes in its September report to now 18.649 million. In 2018, Canadian farmers […] Read more


: Canola strengthens off nearby lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Winnipeg, Dec. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Thursday, moving off of nearby lows as gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and short-covering ahead of Friday’s Statistics Canada production report provided support. After the government agency pegged the canola crop at 19.4 million tonnes in […] Read more

ICE canola up with short-covering ahead of StatCan report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 5 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger at midday Thursday as speculative short covering and spillover from advances in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans provided support. Statistics Canada releases updated production estimates on Friday, and uncertainty ahead of the report had speculators covering short positions, according to […] Read more


Canadian dollar and business outlook

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 5 (MarketsFarm) The Canadian dollar was stronger Thursday morning, seeing some follow-through buying interest after Wednesday’s rally. At 8:50 CST Thursday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7594 or C$1.3168 which compares with Wednesday’s North American close of US$0.7563 or C$1.3223. The Bank of Canada’s decision to hold steady on interest […] Read more

ICE canola futures: Soy complex boosting bids

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 5 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were higher Thursday morning, gleaning support from the Chicago soy complex. There is optimism from United States/China trade talks, as yesterday reports stated a deal was apparently close at hand. Today, China stated that tariffs must be removed before the […] Read more



ICE canola up at midday Wednesday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 4 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger at midday Wednesday, seeing some follow-through buying interest after Tuesday’s recovery off of nearby lows. Gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and soyoil provided spillover support, according to participants. Statistics Canada releases updated production estimates on Friday, and positioning […] Read more