US grain and oilseed review: Canola ends mixed

By Jade Markus and Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 31 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts ended mixed on Tuesday, in volatile month-end trading. The July contract closed lower as traders unwound July/November spreads. The rest of the market gathered underlying support from losses in the Canadian dollar. A weaker […] Read more

ICE canola stronger at midday

By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG–ICE Canada canola contracts were stronger on Tuesday, supported by losses in the Canadian dollar and gains in Chicago Board of Trade soy oil. The loonie lost ground against its US counterpart on Tuesday, as high crude oil supplies, and the expectation that the US Federal Reserve could […] Read more


ICE Canola Up Early

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 31 (CNS Canada) – ICE Canada canola contracts were stronger Tuesday morning, in rather quiet activity. Advances in CBOT soybeans and soyoil provided some spillover support for canola to start the day, as the US markets reopened after the Memorial Day long weekend. A softer tone […] Read more

ICE Canada review: Canola ends lower

By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 30 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts ended weaker on Monday after a day of sluggish trading. Canola ended slightly lower due to favourable weather in Western Canada. Well-timed rains across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta have revived soil moisture, and supported germinating crops. Despite […] Read more


ICE canola stronger in light-volume holiday trade

By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 30 – ICE Canada canola contracts were stronger on Monday, taking slow and steady strides higher with losses in the Canadian dollar. Canola was gathering sole support from a weaker loonie at midday, as US markets were closed for Memorial Day. The Canadian dollar lost ground […] Read more

ICE Canola Rises On Currency Issues

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform were higher at 8:55 CDT on Monday, due to action in the Canadian currency. The Canadian dollar was lower relative to its US counterpart, which made canola more attractive to domestic crushers and foreign buyers. Light volumes exaggerated the gains […] Read more



ICE Canada Review: Canola ends mixed on spread-based trade

By Dave Sims and Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 27 – THE ICE Futures Canada canola market finished mixed Friday, as spread-based action pushed the front-month contract below unchanged while the more-deferred contracts picked up modest gains. Traders were also adjusting positions ahead of the Memorial Day long weekend in the US. […] Read more


ICE Canola Drifts Lower on Spread Selling

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform were lower at 10:40 CDT on Friday, as traders exited the July contract in favour of the more deferred values. “Soybeans are up, down and sideways, meal is under pressure. Are we done with that crazy rally? Canola is caught in the middle, watching the US market […] Read more

ICE canola gathers support from falling loonie

By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 27 – ICE Canada canola contracts were stronger in early activity on Friday, propped up by declines in the Canadian dollar. The loonie lost ground against its US counterpart Friday morning, pressured by weaker crude oil prices and favourable US GDP data. A lower Canadian dollar […] Read more