ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and 100-day moving average (green line). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Time gap too large in StatCan report

Canola's potential yields shrank in meantime

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There has been about a one-month gap in between Statistics Canada having gathered its data for next week’s principal crops report and actually releasing the report. That’s something trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg finds irksome. “They’re using computer models of some kind. You would think they could get this out […] Read more

ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks, right column) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and green lines) and CBOT December 2022 soyoil (black line, left column). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could take a nosedive

'I think (farmers) are undersold'

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — A huge drop in canola prices could be looming, according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. Palmer pointed to Prairie farmers and said, “I think they are undersold.” He surmised too many farmers have held off from selling their canola, in hopes of getting a great price the next time […] Read more


ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Late canola crop hinges on weather

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, with weather conditions heading into harvest likely to dictate the eventual price direction over the next few weeks. “The key right now is the late state of the crop,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, noting […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Weather at forefront for canola futures

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform saw some large moves over the past week, initially moving higher in sympathy with the United States soy complex before taking back most of those gains as both markets reacted to shifting weather forecasts. Showers continue to pop up across the U.S. Midwest, despite the longer-range […] Read more



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Speculative net short position grows in canola

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in ICE Futures canola grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders liquidated long positions and opened some new shorts, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures […] Read more


ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Benign weather weighs on canola

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts were seeing choppy activity in mid-July but were under pressure overall, closing at their weakest levels in six months on Wednesday. Relatively favourable Prairie weather, speculative long-liquidation, and pressure from outside markets all weighed on values with more losses likely if no weather concerns develop. “The weather looks fairly […] Read more

ICE November 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on canola prices jumping higher

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — As canola remained steadfast in its following of Chicago soyoil, analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain stressed that the days of higher prices have very likely passed. “Farmers are tremendously undersold. This latest sell off took them totally by surprise,” he said. After August soyoil made some gains over the last week, it […] Read more


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Canola funds’ position shifts to net short

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Speculative fund money in ICE Futures canola shifted to a net short position for the first time in two years, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in at 677 contracts […] Read more