ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola climbing with comparable oils

Dry conditions across western Prairies

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 15 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were higher on Monday morning, receiving support from upticks in the Chicago soy complex. However, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were lower. Small increases in global crude oil prices lent support to the vegetable oils. As spring seeding continues across

Weather warms up, cattle prices remain hot

Weather warms up, cattle prices remain hot

A bit of green grass is a hopeful sign for cattle producers

A cool spring finally offered up some relief as many parts of Manitoba hit temperatures surpassing 20 C during the week ended May 4. Tyler Slawinski, auctioneer at Gladstone and Ashern Auction Marts, said milder weather is a benefit to everyone involved. “We get a nice day and everybody feels better,” he said, adding that



ICE canola weaker ahead of USDA report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 12 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Friday, as chart-based speculative selling weighed on values for the third session in a row. Losses in most outside markets, including Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed, contributed to the selling pressure in canola. However, Malaysian palm oil


ICE canola eases off

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was showing some weakness on Friday morning to go along with mixed sentiment in comparable oils. While Chicago soyoil was slightly lower, European rapeseed was mixed and Malaysian palm oil was higher. Crude oil was up on speculation the United States could start refilling its Strategic Petroleum Reserve

North American grain/oilseed review: Canola continues lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 11 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Thursday, seeing follow-through speculative selling after Wednesday’s downturn. Losses in Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil contributed to the weaker tone in canola. Relatively favoruable Prairie seeding weather also weighed on values, with farmers thought


Ceres Solutions agronomist Betsy Bower shows a soybean seedling dug up in a recently planted field at Terre Haute in western Indiana on April 19.

Canola on the verge of a good spring

The resistance level is now believed to be around $750

As canola pulled away from its support level of $680 per tonne early in the week of May 1, the oilseed trade was muddled. Signs of that cropped up in the May 3 morning trading session, when it bounced on either side of steady. That again occurred May 4 and lasted most of the day.

ICE canola weaker at midday Thursday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 11 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker at midday Thursday, seeing a continuation of the selling pressure that came forward late in Wednesday’s session. A ‘risk off’ sentiment in outside macro markets accounted for some of the spillover weakness in canola, with losses in European


ICE canola drops with crude, vegetable oils

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was lower on Thursday morning following the lead of comparable oils. Crude oil was down approximately US$1 per barrel after ADES International postponed its initial public offering to the second half of 2023. Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were also lower. The Canadian dollar lost