North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola down with spec selling

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 21 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Tuesday, as speculators continued to liquidate long positions. Losses in Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed accounted for some spillover selling in the Canadian oilseed, although Malaysian palm oil held closer to unchanged. A lack of significant weather concerns

ICE canola weakens with speculative long liquidation

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 21 – (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were weaker at midday Tuesday, seeing a continuation of the selling pressure that’s weighed on values for the past week. “There’s a lot of speculative liquidation,” said a trader, adding that “money is flowing out of canola and soyoil.” The European


ICE Canada Morning Comment: More declines for canola

Sharp drops in soy complex, rapeseed

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 21 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures continued to fall back on Tuesday morning, as all contracts slipped below C$1,000 per tonne. After trading resumed at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the soy complex was down hard. Also, there were steep declines in European rapeseed while those

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola falls hard

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 20 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Monday, hitting its weakest levels in three months as speculative selling built on itself. Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures were both down on the day, with last week’s selloff in crude oil bearish for vegetable oil


ICE canola sharply lower to start week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 20 – (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were sharply weaker at midday Monday, as declines in outside oilseed markets weighed on values. Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures were both down on the day, with last week’s selloff in crude oil bearish for vegetable oil in general.

ICE Canada Morning Comment: More sharp losses for canola

U.S. markets closed for Juneteenth

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 20 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures continued to slide back on Monday morning, carrying on from last week’s retreat as new crop contracts have slipped under C$1,000 per tonne. The United States markets are closed today to mark Juneteenth, with trading set to resume this evening. There


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola hit hard by retreating crude oil

U.S. soybeans, corn step back as wheat tumbles

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 17 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) fell hard on Friday in heavy trading, as tumbling crude oil prices weakened North American oilseeds. Losses in Chicago soybeans and especially sharp declines in soyoil weighed on canola values. A moderate pull back in Malaysian palm oil added

Price declines not as severe in canola

Uncertainties remain for Canada’s new canola crop

For the most part, the week ended June 16 could have been much worse for canola, as declines should have been more severe. From June 9 to 16 the old-crop July contract lost $45 per tonne, while new-crop November gave up $38. One reason for the decline was a general sell-off in the global vegetable


Manitoba ranchers’ grass in good shape

Manitoba ranchers’ grass in good shape

Local trade was a feature in last week’s cattle sales

As cattle auction sites across Manitoba wind down their sales for the summer, the focus for producers has now switched to grass and pasture conditions for their animals. Brennin Jack, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said ample moisture across Manitoba and in parts of Saskatchewan over the past few months has created good

ICE Canola Midday: Big pressure from falling crude

Spillover pulls down soyoil, canola

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 17 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were weaker at midday Friday, due to tumbling crude oil prices weighing on vegetable oil values. “Crude oil is the big mover. The overall macro is this recession is going to cause oil to decline,” an analyst commented. A