Canadian Financial Close: Loonie higher, gold reaches milestone

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar settled just shy of the 73 United States cent mark on Monday.          The loonie closed at US$0.7298 or US$1=C$1.3702, compared to US$0.7282 or US$1=C$1.3732 on Friday.      The U.S. Dollar Index dropped 0.52 of a point at 97.08, supporting the loonie.      However, crude oil prices softened as […] Read more

North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Canola turns lower

A red Monday in Chicago

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed lower on Monday, as the multi-day rally likely ran out of steam, said an analyst. The analyst said the technicals largely propelled the rally with the funds taking it as far as they could. Also, the increases were to entice reluctant farmers to sell […] Read more



ICE Canola Midday: Rally running out of steam – analyst

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were lower late Monday morning, with one analyst pessimistic about what he believes is likely to happen. “We’ve had a great technical rally because the farmer is not selling,” the analyst said. “He’s thinking that because of Chinese purchases, they’re going to keep […] Read more





ICE canola leaning negative

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange showed minimal losses on Monday morning as strength in the loonie and weaker crude oil prices outweighed increases in vegetable oils. Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil showed gains. However, crude oil was down as production is set to resume at a Kazakhstani oil […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil, gold surge

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar ended the week on a high note, gaining nearly one United States cent during that time.          On Friday, the loonie settled at US$0.7282 or US$1=C$1.3732, compared to US$0.7247 or US$1=C$1.3798 on Thursday. On Jan. 16, the Bank of Canada’s closing exchange rate was US$0.7188 or US$1=C$1.3912.      The […] Read more


North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Canola finds traction

Storm, export sales produce gains in Chicago

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed out Friday on a positive note after bouncing either side of unchanged. Canola continued to ride the market’s generally positive attitude toward last week’s Canada-China agreement on reducing tariffs. There was also spillover from gains in MATIF rapeseed and the Chicago soy complex. However, […] Read more