North American grain/oilseed review: Canola weakens despite tight stocks

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market settled with small losses on Thursday after trading within a wide range. Confirmation of tightening supplies provided early support. Statistics Canada reported canola stocks in all positions as of March 31 at 5.9 million tonnes. That was down 38.7 per cent […] Read more

ICE canola retreats at midday Thursday

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Thursday, retreating from early gains after running into chart resistance. Confirmation of tightening supplies provided early support. Canadian canola stocks in all positions as of March 31 came in at 5.9 million tonnes, reported Statistics Canada. That was […] Read more


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola stocks down 39 per cent

Adds to the need for price rationing

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were higher on Thursday morning, following the Statistics Canada grain stocks report. StatCan said total canola stocks as of March 31 were estimated at 5.87 million tonnes, down from 9.58 million a year ago. The latest stocks came within trade expectations. […] Read more

North American grain/oilseed review: Canola climbs higher Wednesday

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market posted solid gains at Wednesday’s close after trading within a wide range. Tightening supplies and the need to ration demand accounted for some of the buying interest. Statistics Canada is set to release updated stocks data on Thursday. Canola stocks as […] Read more


ICE canola up at midday, but off session highs

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market held onto small gains at midday Wednesday but was trading well off its session highs. The old crop July contract briefly moved above the psychological C$700 per tonne mark before running into resistance. Increased optimism over possible trade talks between the United […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola on the rise

StatCan stocks report to be released tomorrow

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued to push higher on Wednesday morning, building on gains made in the overnight session. The July contract was testing resistance at the psychological level of C$700 per tonne. It also remained well above its major moving averages, which underpins values. […] Read more


North American grain/oilseed review: Canola weaker after choppy day

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Tuesday after trading to both sides of unchanged in choppy activity. Chart-based speculative selling contributed to the declines as the nearby July contract fell below the psychological C$700 per tonne level. However, the new crop contracts lagged to […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Overdue for a correction

Pressure from other veg oils

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were lower Tuesday morning, with the nearby July contract slipping below C$700 per tonne. There were concerns in the trade that canola was becoming overvalued, and a correction was needed. This is despite shrinking old crop supplies. However, there are also thoughts that […] Read more



ICE canola at 18-month highs

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts were stronger at midday Thursday, hitting fresh 18-month highs as the market continued to work to ration demand. Chart-based positioning contributed to the gains, although values were nearing overbought levels. Losses in Chicago soybeans and soyoil put some pressure on the Canadian […] Read more