Futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 27 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Tuesday, as hot and dry Prairie weather provided support. Forecasts over the next week show only minimal chance of precipitation, with hot temperatures likely to keep cutting into yield prospects. Production is generally expected to be down […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 27 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger Tuesday morning, seeing a continuation of Monday’s late turn higher. Continued concerns over drought conditions cutting into the size of the Canadian crop, along with uncertainty over how much demand will need to be rationed going forward, remained supportive. […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 26 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at Monday’s close, recovering from earlier losses amid ongoing Prairie weather concerns. While light shower activity was reported in some parts of the Prairies, any moisture at this time will only stabilize the crop and won’t be enough to […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Monday, although activity was thin and choppy as participants wait to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. While hot and dry drought conditions have cut into yields, actual production remains to be seen with anecdotal […] Read more

WINNIPEG, July 26 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Monday morning, as speculators continued to take profits on their large long positions. General uncertainty in the world economic markets, amid a surge in the COVID-19 Delta variant, accounted for some of the spillover selling in canola. Losses in Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 23 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was mixed at Friday’s close, with gains in the most active nearby contracts and losses in the more deferred months. Tightening supply projections and the need to ration demand remained supportive. Crop prospects continue to deteriorate across the Prairies, with hot […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 23 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Friday, seeing some follow-through buying interest after Thursday’s recovery from nearby lows. Crop prospects continue to deteriorate across the Prairies, with hot temperatures and little moisture in the forecasts over the next week. Gains in Chicago Board […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 23 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower on Friday morning, in choppy trading with gains in the front months. Support was coming from increases in Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil. Meanwhile, Chicago soybeans and soymeal were pulling back. The five-day weather forecast for […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 22 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures finished mixed on Thursday, after prices remained much lower for most of the session. The turnaround followed the release of the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, which stated the province’s crops continued to struggle under drought conditions. Province-wide, the canola […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 22 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures finished mixed on Thursday, after prices remained much lower for most of the session. The turnaround followed the release of the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture, which stated the province’s crops continued to struggle under drought conditions. Province-wide, the canola […] Read more