By Ashley Robinson, Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg, Jan. 14 (CNS Canada) – The ICE Futures canola contacts finished the day weaker, pulled down by weak demand for the crop.
Chicago Board of Trade soybean, oil and meal contracts were all down too. New customs data released from China this morning showed December soybean imports dropped 40.1 per cent from last year. However, soybean imports in November from the United States had plunged to zero, due to the U.S./China trade war.
There is concern about waning end user demand for canola coupled with weak farmer deliveries. With farm shows in Saskatoon and Brandon over the next few weeks, deliveries will continue to be down, according to a Winnipeg-based trader.
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