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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola funds cover shorts, move to net long

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

CNS Canada — Speculators covered short positions in the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Tuesday, moving from a net short position to a small net long position, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money and other reportable speculators moved from […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low on export woes

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Friday and recorded a second straight weekly decline, pressured by fresh cancellations of U.S. soybean sales, traders said. Corn futures fell for a fourth straight session and also notched a weekly drop, while wheat futures firmed after a three-session slide. Chicago Board […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were lower on Friday, with both live cattle and lean hogs easing on worries that U.S. supplies were growing faster than demand, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures declined ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, which was released after the […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Dollar down again

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 19 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar closed lower Friday, continuing its downward trend. The Canadian dollar settled Friday at US$0.7631 or C$1.3104, compared to Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7659 or C$1.3057. Oil prices rose Friday, as demand surged from China. Brent crude added 49 U.S. cents to […] Read more

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Futures

Canola regains Thursday’s losses

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Ashley Robinson, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 19 (CNS) – The ICE Futures canola platform were stronger at market close following yesterday’s drop, as the market finished the week in its see-saw pattern. However, unlike the rest of the week the canola market was able to regain its losses from the previous day, […] Read more

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Futures

ICE canola up with suspected canola downgrades

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Ashley Robinson, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 19, 2018 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger at midday, as the realities of the delayed harvest hit the market. While the improving across Western Canada weighed on the market, one Winnipeg-based trader said that traders are starting to come to grips […] Read more

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Futures

ICE canola strengthens Friday morning

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 19 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger Friday morning, seeing a modest correction amid ideas Thursday’s losses were overdone. Early weakness in the Canadian dollar and a firmer tone in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures were also supportive. While improving weather conditions […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 19, 2018 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was weaker Friday, continuing its downward slide. At 8:47 CDT Monday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7633 or C$1.3092, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7659 or C$1.3057. Oil prices rose Friday, on increased demand from […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Canadian inflation rate slows

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 19 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.2 per cent in September, from 2.8 per cent the previous month, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The decline came […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans down as exports disappoint, weather improves

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than two per cent on Thursday, with the benchmark November contract recording its largest single-day decline since August, on disappointing weekly export sales and improving U.S. harvest weather, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed the weak tone. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans futures settled down […] Read more

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