Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within a narrow $5 range over the past week, lacking any significant fundamental news one way or the other as market participants look for direction. “There’s just no news in the market,” said analyst Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend. He thought prices would eventually move higher, but […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola flat, awaiting spark
Using futures and options in uncertain times
AME Management: Every year has its unique events, but with this strategy, farmers can provide profit opportunities that an “ordinary” year simply wouldn’t make available
Reading Time: 4 minutes Already, 2017 has been a year of uncertainty due both to unpredictable weather and political patterns. (We won’t speculate on which is the less predictable!) Uncertainty breeds large amounts of price volatility. Many farmers argue that using futures and options is too hard and carries the risk of cash-flow drains. They prefer to use the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, watching harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Canola futures moved steadily higher over the course of the week ended Wednesday, but remain firmly entrenched in a sideways trading range as seasonal harvest pressure continues to limit the upside. “Most of the markets are still just killing time… everybody is just monitoring things to see where they go next,” said […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound ahead of harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved off of chart support during the week ended Wednesday, to hit its highest levels in two weeks. However, the market remains rangebound overall, as traders wait to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. With harvest operations just starting, Jamie Wilton of […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola sinks below $500
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — As canola heads towards harvest some bearish headwinds have popped up that are keeping the front-month contract below the $500 mark. “There’s been a big reversal since the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) report,” said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. USDA late last week projected the U.S. soybean crop at […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola headed down, looking for spark
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were up and down during the week ended Wednesday, with the bias turning lower as losses in outside markets weighed on values. Canola lost $10 in two days, with a slide in soyoil and crude oil futures behind some of the spillover weakness. “We’re not getting any […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Uncertainty to underpin canola in short term
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures advanced on the week and are likely to keep near-term support, one analyst says, as traders mull over the question: Just how much canola is out there? “There’s still a lot of uncertainty about canola numbers; we’re still not certain about how big the last crop was; […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: More losses likely for bearish canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted large losses during the week ended Wednesday, and could be headed even lower, as bearish technicals and weakness in global economic markets outweigh supportive fundamentals. “We’re going into a seasonally slower demand period,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications. A downgrade of China’s credit by Moody’s […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Weather issues, tight stocks lift canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market lost ground during the week ended Wednesday, pushed down by losses in the U.S. soy complex. A corruption scandal in Brazil sparked a steep selloff in soybeans during last Thursday’s session, which affected oilseeds around the world, including canola. Canola’s dominant July contract lost $4 during […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for stocks report
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continue to chop around in the lead-up to the release of a major report. Statistics Canada is due to release its estimates for the country’s canola stocks (as of March 31) on Friday. The dominant July contract eked out a minor gain of $1.30 per tonne during […] Read more
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