By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 12 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were trading either side of steady in early activity Wednesday morning. With dryness continuing on parts of the Prairies, the markets have been keeping a weather premium on canola. Also, wet conditions in the United States has slowed soybean planting, […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Winnipeg, June 11 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Tuesday as ongoing Prairie weather concerns provided support. A large portion of central and southern Saskatchewan continues to miss out on any significant shower activity, leading to uncertainty over the size of this year’s canola crop. However, the […] Read more

By Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 11 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was generally up at midday Tuesday. Traders were adjusting positions ahead of the United States Department of Agriculture World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), released at 11 CDT. Continual weather concerns stoked rallies, as scattered showers throughout the Prairies are […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 11 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were higher in early trade Tuesday morning, as parts of the Prairies remain largely dry, which has kept a weather premium in the market. China having purchased soy from the United States and the prospect of soy acres in the […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Winnipeg, June 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was mixed on Monday, with strength in the nearby July contract and losses in the more deferred positions as the old/new crop spread narrowed in. Rain was spotty across Western Canada over the weekend. Manitoba and Alberta saw the most precipitation, […] Read more

By Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was generally stronger at midday Monday, as key growing areas of the Prairies experience continually dry weather. Though Manitoba and Alberta received marginal rain over the weekend, key growing areas of Saskatchewan remained largely dry. The July – November spread jumped […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 10 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were steady to higher in early trade Monday morning, as dry conditions continue to persist across much of Western Canada. MarketsFarm’s weather specialist, Bruce Burnett, said this past weekend’s rainfall across much of Western Canada wasn’t enough to significantly help […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 7 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures canola contracts were weaker on Friday, due to what a Winnipeg-based trader deemed to be “regular activity” along with lower soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. The dry conditions across most of Western Canada have meant canola is getting a […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 7 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were steady to lower at midday Friday, in what a Winnipeg-based trader deemed “regular trading activity.” Due to dry conditions across Western Canada, canola was still getting a weather premium. Rain has been forecast for the weekend in most of the region, […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 7 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were weaker Friday morning, taking back some of Thursday’s gains as traders adjust positions ahead of the weekend. Losses in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex and forecasts calling for much needed rainfall in parts of Western Canada contributed to the […] Read more