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Record Canadian Canola Acres Likely Higher Still

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2010

Canadian farmers are expected to plant record canola acres this spring, according to the April 26 Statistics Canada planting intentions report. However, actual area will likely end up higher still, according to market participants. Most other crops were in line with trade estimates. Intended canola area was pegged at 16.907 million acres, which would be

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USDA Loan Rates Favour U. S. Durum

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within the tight ranges they’ve been stuck in for the past month during the week ended April 23, although the bias was to the downside as producers began seeding what could be a record-size

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Circumstances Outweigh Bearish Canola News

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 22, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some heavy-volume activity during the week ended April 16, as commercial and commodity fund traders rolled their positions out of the nearby May contract. However, those large volumes did little to rouse values out

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Wheat Outlook Remains Bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Canola futures on ICE Futures Canada held within a tight range once again during the week ended April 9, but did manage to post gains in most months as steady exporter and domestic crusher demand provided support. The largest advances

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USDA Reports Set Bearish Tone

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 8, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the Easter-shortened week ended April 1. Dryness concerns in Alberta and Saskatchewan, together with a lack of aggressive farmer selling, had provided some support for the market. However, any advances

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Speculation Reigns Ahead Of U. S. Estimates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 1, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended March 26, although activity was choppy and relatively range-bound. Much of the strength in canola could be seen as a reaction to the weaker Canadian dollar, which was down

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States’ Soggy Spring Supportive

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures bounced around during the week ended March 19, setting fresh contract lows in the nearby months before eventually recovering to post modest advances in the most actively traded nearby contracts. However, the new crop months

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Western Barley Interest Dwindling

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended March 12, with some of the contracts hitting fresh contract lows. While there were some attempts at short-covering rallies, the bearish influences were much more persuasive. Spillover selling from

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Look South For World’s New Breadbasket

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 11, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended March 5, with much of the weakness tied to the strength of the Canadian dollar. The currency rose by two cents relative to its U. S. counterpart during the

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Canola Trade Lacking Direction

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 4, 2010

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform held within a rather tight range during the week ended Feb. 26, initially moving higher before eventually finishing the week with small losses in the nearby contracts – although the advances did hold up in the new-crop months. The canola trade could be best described as “range

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