Canadian dollar and business outlook

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was holding steady Monday morning, with positioning ahead of next week’s Bank of Canada interest rate announcement behind some of the activity. At 9:14 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7230 or US$1=C$1.3831 which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7231 or US$1=C$1.3829. Crude oil was posting small […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola off to a positive start

Canola council takes umbrage with fed's announcement

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were higher on Monday morning, getting support from gains in most comparable oils. There were increases in Chicago soybeans and soyoil, while soymeal edged lower. Malaysian palm oil was higher but European rapeseed was mixed. As crude oil advanced, its spillover underpinned the […] Read more



Canadian Financial Close: Loonie stands pat

Losses in greenback, crude cancel each other

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was unchanged on Friday as weakness in the United States and crude oil countered each other. The loonie remained at Thursday’s close of US$0.7231 or US$1=C$1.3829. Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index lost 0.584 of a point at 97.720. Benchmark crude oil prices pulled […] Read more


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola loses momentum

Lots of red in Chicago

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures failed to retain their gains on Friday, unable to withstand pressure from Chicago soy. Canola turned higher earlier in today’s session following news of China extending its investigation into allegations of canola dumping by Canada and a Canadian trade delegation heading to China […] Read more

ICE Canola Midday: Factors combine for upward swing

Feds to announce funding for canola, biofuels

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued to rise on Friday morning, with what a trader said was a combination of factors. “We had a nice turn off of the lows yesterday,” the trader said, pointing to canola’s technicals, adding that there had been some short covering. […] Read more


Global Markets: China extends canola dumping investigation

An opportunity for more Ottawa-Beijing negotiations

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it’s extending its investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada to March 2026. The move allows for an additional six months of […] Read more

ICE canola rising Friday morning

Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were posting solid gains Friday morning, seeing a continuation of Thursday’s correction off five-month lows. China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday it would prolong its anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola for six months, with a final ruling now not expected until March 9, 2026. The extension raised some optimism […] Read more