ICE Canada Morning Comment: Prices on the rise

Support from Chicago, crude oil

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 6 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures started the new week on a higher note Monday morning as the January contract attempted to climb above C$700 per tonne. Canola was gleaning support from increases in Chicago soybeans and soyoil, but soymeal was narrowly mixed. There were slight gains in

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola strengthens into weekend

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Friday, seeing a continuation of Thursday’s bounce as speculative short-covering, solid end user demand, and a lack of significant farmer selling all provided support. Gains in Chicago soybeans and European rapeseed accounted for some spillover buying interest in


ICE canola continues corrective bounce Friday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Friday, continuing to see a correction off nearby lows as speculators covered short positions ahead of the weekend. Gains in Chicago soybeans and European rapeseed provided some spillover support, although soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were

ICE canola on the rise

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market started Friday in positive territory, lifted by comparable oils. Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed were both up, while crude oil also made slight gains as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continued. The Canadian dollar was up more than four-tenths of a United States cent compared to Thursday’s


U.S. futures plunge leaves Manitoba cattle prices unaffected

U.S. futures plunge leaves Manitoba cattle prices unaffected

Interest from Ontario and Quebec should pick up as new-crop corn arrives

A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which surprised many analysts, won’t cause major changes to cattle prices in Manitoba, according to a consultant.  A bearish monthly cattle-on-feed report plunged prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Oct. 23. In total, 11.58 million cattle were in U.S. feedlots on Oct. 1, a gain of

The October supply and demand report from AAFC had little effect on canola’s price movements.

It wasn’t a good week for canola prices

The soy complex drags on canola values

Canola prices for the week ended Oct. 26 took a hard hit, with the front contracts falling well below the psychological support level of $700 per tonne. A big reason for those declines was canola’s faithfulness to the soy complex on the Chicago Board of Trade, and in particular soyoil.  The path taken by the latter


North American grain/oilseed review: Canola corrects higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Thursday, bouncing off nearby lows as speculative fund positioning provided support. Speculators holding a massive net short position in canola were on the buy side of the market on Thursday, covering some of those bearish bets and booking

ICE canola climbing higher Thursday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was posting solid gains at midday Thursday, climbing off nearby lows amid ideas recent losses were overdone. Speculative funds holding a record large net short position were behind the rally in canola, as they covered some of those bearish bets


ICE canola advances on stronger vegetable oils

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was in positive territory on Thursday morning, receiving support from comparable oils. Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were up, while European rapeseed was mostly negative. Crude oil was on the rise due to Israel’s ongoing ground offensive into the Gaza Strip. The Canadian dollar was up four-tenths