CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts recovered off of nearby lows over the week ended Wednesday, but failed to rise to the same extent as the product values as the commodity remains expensive compared to other oilseeds. With the harvest underway across the Prairies, traders are focused on yield estimates and the size of
ICE weekly outlook: Yields still up in the air
Expectations for U.S. crops likely to drag on canola market
New crop estimates are due out from StatsCan next week
ICE canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Aug. 17, although the market remains rangebound overall with seasonal harvest pressure and a large U.S. soybean crop likely to temper the upside going forward. From a chart standpoint, the November contract remains stuck in a $50 range between $475 and $525 per tonne. Statistics Canada
Neonic phase-out may limit flea beetle control tools
CNS Canada — The phasing out of neonicotinoid seed treatments in Canada may cause problems for the country’s canola growers when dealing with flea beetles — but alternatives pesticides could fill the gap. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that two neonicotinoid pesticides, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, be phased out over the next
CWRS wheat bids rise, but run into resistance
Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City futures backed off from their nearby highs
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada edged higher during the week ended Aug. 10, although the U.S. futures backed away from their nearby highs and the North American wheat market showed signs of running into resistance. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $1-$2 per
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching soy ahead of harvest
CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, although the looming harvest and weakness in CBOT soybeans could weigh on values going forward. The November canola contract held above the psychological $500 per tonne level during the week, which should be providing decent opportunities for hedging, said commodities
World weather concerns send Prairie wheat bids higher
Several key regional production estimates have been lowered
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended July 27, as heat and dryness concerns in a number of key wheat-growing regions of the world sparked a rally in the United States futures. Production estimates out of Europe, the Black Sea region, and Australia were all seeing downward revisions,
Grain markets playing wait-and-see
Dryness concerns still aren’t causing widespread crop concerns
ICE Futures canola contracts held within a rather narrow range during the week ended July 27, with volumes on the light side as both farmers and end-users keep to the sidelines ahead of the harvest. Dryness remains a concern in a number of areas, but those concerns have so far not been enough to give
Wheat futures climbing higher
CNS Canada – North American wheat prices have rallied sharply over the past few weeks and could have more room to go, especially for higher quality and higher protein wheat. After trending lower for most of June and into early July, the Minneapolis December spring wheat contract settled at US$6.2275 per bushel on July 31,
Expect supply outlook to keep canola futures well tethered
A federal forecast predicts more canola exports in 2018-19
ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher for most of the week ended July 20, before running into resistance and ending with a softer tone on Friday. A recovery in the Chicago soy complex provided some underlying support for the Canadian oilseed, but canola remains expensive from a chart perspective. World trade continues to keep
ICE weekly outlook: Big crop keeps market under pressure
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada’s canola contracts were up and down during the week ended Wednesday, lacking any clear direction as values consolidated above the nine-month lows set the previous week. “Canola is a follower and does not have a mind of its own,” said analyst Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend. The underlying fundamentals were
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