ICE canola jumps higher as production drops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was sharply higher Tuesday morning, as the market reacted to declining production estimates from Statistics Canada. The government agency lowered their estimate on the size of the 2021/22 canola crop to 12.8 million tonnes. That was down by nearly two million […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola up ahead of updated production estimates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Monday, with chart-based speculative buying a feature as prices continued to correct off of nearby lows. Ideas that recent losses were overdone contributed to the gains, with the November contract moving well above the psychological C$850 per tonne […] Read more


ICE canola posting solid gains at midday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Monday, correcting above major chart support. Ideas that losses posted the previous week were overdone contributed to the gains, with the November contract well off of its recently hit one-month lows. Statistics Canada releases updated production estimates […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola either side of steady

StatCan production update to be released tomorrow

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 13 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were narrowly mixed on Monday morning, ahead of tomorrow’s production report from Statistics Canada. The update should provide a better idea of how the 2021/22 canola harvest is shaping up, particularly with strong indications of poor yields. Although the federal agency […] Read more


North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola firm at close, but well off highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was slightly stronger at Friday`s close, but settled well off its session highs. A move higher in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans in the aftermath of the latest supply/demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture provided some underlying support […] Read more

ICE canola mixed ahead of USDA

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was trading to both sides of unchanged at midday Friday, with the bias to the upside in the most active months as the market saw some consolidation ahead the United States Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report set for release at […] Read more


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Front months on the upswing

Mixed support from comparable oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 10 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures saw gains in the front months on Friday morning, with declines in the deferred positions. While there was support from small gains in Chicago soybeans and soymeal, there were slight losses in soyoil. Canola was also getting spillover from higher European […] Read more

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola drops sharply

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market dropped sharply lower on Thursday, with long liquidation a feature as the market tested nearby chart support. Losses in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex and a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar contributed to the declines in canola. The […] Read more


ICE canola falling at midday Thursday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was down sharply at midday Thursday, with speculative long-liquidation and a lack of willing buyers on the other side behind some of the weakness. With Canadian canola production expected to be down sharply on the year, end users are already showing […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola continues to fall back

Weakness in comparable oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 9 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower on Thursday morning, following declines in the Chicago soy complex and other edible oils. At 1.77 million tonnes, canola ending stocks for 2020/21 are the lowest since 2017, according to Statistics Canada, but well above earlier expectations. Daytime temperatures […] Read more