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Speculators grow net short position in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News 2 days ago

CNS Canada — Large speculators added to their net short positions in the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money and other reportable speculators grew their net short position in canola to 27,709 contracts […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s downward spiral to continue

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News 6 days ago

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts will continue to drift downward for the foreseeable future, according to one analyst. “The demand isn’t here because the buyers know that the farmer is undersold and they have to sell it,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Exceed Grain. The November canola contract dipped below the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins tightest in years

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have fallen to some of their lowest levels in more than a decade, which should keep a lid on any upside in prices. As of Thursday, the canola board crush margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was only about $26 above the November contract, which compares with levels a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

By GFM Network News September 12, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE’s November canola futures look poised to continue chopping around between the $490-$500 per tonne mark, as uncertainty over yields in Western Canada sows seeds of doubt throughout the trade. “Yields that have been coming in suggest the crop will be bigger than the (Statistics Canada) estimate,” said Ken Ball of PI […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Yields still up in the air

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts recovered off of nearby lows over the week ended Wednesday, but failed to rise to the same extent as the product values as the commodity remains expensive compared to other oilseeds. With the harvest underway across the Prairies, traders are focused on yield estimates and the size of […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola set to chop around bottom end of long-term range

By GFM Network News August 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Contracts on the ICE Futures canola market are bracing for turbulence in coming days as trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. and a looming production report from Statistics Canada take centre stage. According to one analyst, these and other factors may play havoc with the Canadian dollar, which could send canola […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures brace for harvest pressure

By GFM Network News August 22, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts continued to hang above the psychologically-important $500 per tonne mark during the week ended Wednesday, but the real test could be in the coming weeks as harvest kicks into full gear. The front-month November contract rose $2.10 during the week to $506.90 per bushel by Wednesday’s open. As […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Neonic phase-out may limit flea beetle control tools

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News August 17, 2018

CNS Canada — The phasing out of neonicotinoid seed treatments in Canada may cause problems for the country’s canola growers when dealing with flea beetles — but alternatives pesticides could fill the gap. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that two neonicotinoid pesticides, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, be phased out over the next […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching soy ahead of harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News August 15, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, although the looming harvest and weakness in CBOT soybeans could weigh on values going forward. The November canola contract held above the psychological $500 per tonne level during the week, which should be providing decent opportunities for hedging, said commodities […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News July 26, 2018

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour estimated on Thursday. The inaugural Grain World crop tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, toured the Prairie provinces on Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture conditions vary […] Read more

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Speculators grow net short position in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s downward spiral to continue

Canola crush margins tightest in years

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

ICE weekly outlook: Yields still up in the air

ICE weekly outlook: Canola set to chop around bottom end of long-term range

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures brace for harvest pressure

Neonic phase-out may limit flea beetle control tools

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching soy ahead of harvest

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

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