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Funds exiting short positions in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 9, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders reduced their net short position in canola futures for the fourth straight week in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released Friday.

Canola, Markets

Funds held large net short in canola before U.S. shutdown

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 20, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders were adding to a recently-established net short position in canola at the end of September, said the first Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) since the end of the U.S. federal government shutdown.

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Canola, Markets

Fund traders flip to net short in canola futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 15, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders have moved to a net short position in canola futures for the first time in five months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Markets

Funds move to large net long position in canola

First net long since 2023

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 18, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders moved to a net long position in canola for the first time in one-and-a-half years, as they covered short positions and put on fresh bullish bets in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Markets

Fund short position in canola smallest in six months

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 28, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The net fund short position in canola fell to its lowest level in six months during the week ended Oct. 22, as speculators covered bearish bets and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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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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ICE Weekly: Canola hitting highest levels since January

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm March 20, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly seven months of price pressures and fund selling creating a lengthy downturn have given way to canola trending higher for the first time in 2024.

Markets

Speculators finally backing away from bearish bets in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators were busy covering some of their large net short position in canola in early March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Canola short position up again in early March

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 11, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The net speculative short position in canola continued to rise in the first trading days of March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Markets

Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

Net short position in soybeans increased by about 2,300 contracts

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 26, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Tag Archives funds

Funds exiting short positions in canola

Funds held large net short in canola before U.S. shutdown

Fund traders flip to net short in canola futures

Funds move to large net long position in canola

Fund short position in canola smallest in six months

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

ICE Weekly: Canola hitting highest levels since January

Speculators finally backing away from bearish bets in canola

Canola short position up again in early March

Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

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