ICE Canola Midday: Soy complex, StatCan report holding down prices

14.7 million tonnes of canola seen as bearish

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower at midday Tuesday, as they continued to follow the Chicago soy complex to the downside. There were also declines in European rapeseed, but slight gains in Malaysian palm oil. A trader commented there has been a negative bias towards […] Read more

ICE canola rises Tuesday morning

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger Tuesday morning, seeing a correction to start the day amid ideas Monday’s losses were overdone. The tight supply situation was also supportive, as traders continued to react to Monday’s production estimates from Statistics Canada. Canola production was estimated at […] Read more


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: StatCan report fails to spark major gains

Losses across the board at CBOT

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were down mostly on Monday, although losses had backed well away from earlier lows. The more significant losses came in the front months while the more deferred positions were mixed. Weakness in the Chicago soy complex proved to be stronger over […] Read more

ICE Canola Midday: Soy complex over-powering StatCan report

Federal agency chops canola production by 24 per cent

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower at midday Monday, as weakness in the Chicago soy complex weighed on value. A trader said there wasn’t much a reaction in the markets regarding the long-awaited production report from Statistics Canada. The federal agency dropped its call on […] Read more


ICE canola turns lower despite small crop

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG–The ICE Futures canola market was lower Monday morning, retreating from earlier gains as spillover from the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex countered the supportive influence of Statistics Canada’s production estimates. Using satellite imagery and model-based data, the government agency pegged the 2021/22 Canadian canola crop at 14.7 million tonnes, […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola ends weak on a soft note

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Friday, as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend and a key Statistics Canada production report on Monday. The government agency will release its first production estimates for the 2021/22 crop on Monday morning, Aug. 30. Traders generally […] Read more


ICE canola weakens with pre-report positioning

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Friday, as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend and a key Statistics Canada production report on Monday. The government agency will release its first survey-based production estimates for the 2021/22 crop on Monday morning, Aug. 30. […] Read more

Canadian dollar and business outlook

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was holding relatively steady Friday morning, awaiting some fresh market moving news. At 9:25 a.m. CDT Friday morning, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7909 or US$1=C$1.2644 which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7905 or US$1=C$1.2651. The United States Federal Reserve is holding an […] Read more


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Comparable oils weighing on canola

CGC reports paltry exports

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 27 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower Friday morning, due to losses in the Chicago soy complex, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil. The markets will be positioning ahead of the Statistics Canada production report on Monday. Expectations range from 11.5 million to 16 million tonnes […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola ends lower after choppy day

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at Thursday’s close, taking some direction from Chicago Board of Trade soyoil. Positioning ahead of Statistics Canada’s survey-based production estimates, set for release on Aug. 30, accounted for much of the activity. Drought conditions during the growing season are […] Read more