ICE canola futures: Bids continue to increase

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 30 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were stronger in early trade Thursday morning in more moderate activity. The July canola contract was up C$3.30 to C$461.50 per tonne. The November contract was up C$2.50 to C$474.80 per tonne. Farmers planting fewer canola acres this year compared […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola closes sharply higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Winnipeg, May 29 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts posted sizeable gains on Wednesday, with continued strength in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex behind some of the spillover buying interest. While wet fields and seeding delays across the United States Midwest boosted soybean prices, canola found additional support from […] Read more


Canola continues higher at midday Wednesday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 29 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were up for the fourth straight session at midday Wednesday, as weather concerns in the United States Midwest continued to prop up the oilseeds. Seeding delays for the U.S. soybean crop kept Chicago Board of Trade soybeans pointed higher on Wednesday, which […] Read more

ICE canola futures: Weather market pushing up prices

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 29 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were stronger in early trade Wednesday morning, due to spillover from a weather market on the Chicago Board of Trade. In heavy activity, the July canola contract gained C$4.70 to C$455.70 per tonne. The November contract was up C$4.60 to […] Read more



Canola up sharply at midday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 28 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were up sharply at midday Tuesday, hitting their best levels in a month as a rally in Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybeans provided support. Weather concerns across the Midwest sparked the buying interest in the United States futures, with excessive […] Read more


ICE canola futures: Corn, soybeans give canola a bounce

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 28 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were stronger in early trade Tuesday morning, due to spillover from commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. The July canola contract jumped C$4.50 to C$450.30 per tonne. The November contract leapt C$5.10 to C$463.50 per tonne. The slow […] Read more



Canola firm in thin trade

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 27 (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were posting small gains in most active contracts Monday morning, although activity was thin and choppy with many participants keeping to the sidelines. The Chicago Board of Trade was closed Monday for Memorial Day, and canola traders were showing a reluctance to […] Read more

ICE canola futures: Bids up to begin new week of trading

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 27 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures canola contracts were stronger in early trade Monday morning, in choppy and thin activity. The commodity markets in the United States are closed for Memorial Day. With that, it’s unlikely that canola traders will get overly aggressive today. The July contract was […] Read more