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Funds covering shorts in canola

Traders also move to net long in Chicago soybeans

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News 4 days ago

MarketsFarm — Fund traders covered short positions in canola and moved to a net long position in Chicago soybeans during the week ended Wednesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Wednesday at […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses strength at midweek

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts succumbed to pressure from comparable vegetable oils at midweek, after showing strength earlier in the week. Ken Ball of P.I. Financial said lower soyoil values put canola “under tremendous pressure.” Nearby soyoil contracts were down by about a penny on Wednesday. Earlier in the week, rumours swirled regarding the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds reduce net short position in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 48,614 contracts (886 long/49,500 short), a decrease of about […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

ICE weekly outlook: Canola, soy crush margins up sharply

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — As canola and other ag commodities made strong gains over the last week, there was something a little strange about them, according to Winnipeg-based trader Bill Craddock. Crush margins, he said, follow prices for edible oils and meal, as well as the Canadian dollar. It’s all part of the formula used to calculate […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola and liquidating longs in corn during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 58,455 contracts (2,163 long/60,618 […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: More virus volatility expected in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in the Canadian dollar helped lessen the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ICE Futures canola market. However, volatility and uncertainty are expected to remain the feature in the upcoming weeks. Any strength in canola “is 100 per cent the Canadian dollar and nothing else,” said Ken Ball, of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility hampers canola

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola values have been at the mercy of volatile financial markets this week, trading in lockstep with headlines of plummeting crude oil values and stock indices. “We’re getting into a bit of a pattern in the markets,” Ken Ball of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg said, explaining that prices will show some strength, then […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Expect the canola market, along with other grains and oilseeds, to remain volatile for the time being, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “A lot of the markets right now are extremely erratic because of the coronavirus. I think it’s being blown out of proportion, but it is what it is,” […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low of $455 per tonne on […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund traders still bearish on canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders covered short positions in soybeans and corn during the week ended Tuesday, but continued to add to bearish bets in canola, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

U.S. grains: Corn rally sputters, wheat slides on growing conditions

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U.S. grains: Corn rally sputters, wheat slides on growing conditions

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Funds covering shorts in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses strength at midweek

Funds reduce net short position in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola, soy crush margins up sharply

Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs

ICE weekly outlook: More virus volatility expected in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility hampers canola

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Fund traders still bearish on canola

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