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CBOT Weekly: Market choppy as funds continue to build shorts

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 17, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite a weakened United States dollar on July 17, activity in the grains at the Chicago Board of Trade was choppy, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Added to that, Ettner pointed out the speculative funds resumed accumulating very large short positions in corn and soybeans.

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ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to fall back

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 10, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian oilseed began to pull back on July 8 as it became caught up in a selloff in the global oilseed market. The November contract finished at C$658.20 per tonne on July 5, gaining more than C$31 on the week. However, by the close on July 10, that contract dropped to C$617.90.

File photo of stormy conditions over Alberta fields. (Larry Stickney/iStock/Getty Images)

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Fund short position in canola at four-month high to start July

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 8, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fund traders continued to add to their large net short positions in canola as the calendar flipped to the final month of the 2023/24 marketing year for the crop, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Bearish bets rise in canola futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 25, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bearish bets in the ICE Futures canola market hit their highest level in three months in mid-June, as speculative fund traders added to their large net short position, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Canola fund short position climbs higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 17, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute As of June 11, 2024, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in at 99,252 contracts (1,950 long/101,202 short), which was up by roughly 30,000 contracts from the previous week.

Canola plants in flower in a field north of Lorette, Man. on July 20, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Fund short position steady in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 27, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The managed money net short position in canola futures held steady during the week ended May 21, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Canola net short position edges lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The managed money net short position in canola futures edged lower in the latest reporting period, as fund traders covered some of their bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Fund traders back adding to short positions in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 22, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The net managed money short position in canola grew for the first time in seven weeks as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets in mid-April, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Net short position in canola continues to shrink

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 8, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed money fund traders continue to chip away at the large net short position in canola futures, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Large fund short position shrinking in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed money fund traders continued to chip away at their large net short position in canola in mid-March, covering more of their large bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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