ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola easing back with veg oils

Rain for dry western Prairies, sun for wet eastern Prairies

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 7 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were mostly lower on Tuesday morning, due to declines in comparable oils. Losses in the Chicago soy complex, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil weighed on canola values. Global crude oil prices were slightly lower, which put pressure on vegetable oils.



ICE canola mostly higher at midday Monday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 6 – (MarketsFarm) – ICE Futures canola contracts were mostly higher at midday Monday, seeing a correction to start the week amid ideas the recent losses were overdone. The largest gains were in the nearby July contract as tight old crop supplies remained supportive. A rally in United States

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola begins new week with gains

Support from higher rapeseed, soybeans

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 6 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were higher on Monday morning, due to sharp upticks in European rapeseed. There’s also support coming from gains in Chicago soybeans, while soymeal is up slightly and soyoil is narrowly mixed. There were small increases in global crude oil prices which


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: July tumbles as new crop attempts recovery

Big pulls backs at CBOT ahead of weekend

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 3 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) pulled back on Friday, as the rolling out of the old crop July contract continued. The new crop positions were still down, but finished well off of their lows. Seeding progress made good gains this week, including throughout much

ICE Canola Midday: Getting out of old crop July

Rolling into new crop positions

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 3 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were pulling back at midday Friday. With the largest losses coming in old crop July, an analyst commented there’s a lot of movement out of that position into new crop contracts. He also said there has likely been good


ICE canola continues lower heading into weekend

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 3 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker Friday morning, as speculators continued to bail out of long positions ahead of the weekend. Canola futures tested some key support points, with prices at their lowest levels in two months. Losses in Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian

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Canola values swing within sideways path

FUTURES | The spring seeding window continues to narrow for Manitoba farmers

The ICE Futures canola market saw some wide price swings during the last full week of May, holding within a sideways pattern overall as traders wait to get a clearer picture on new-crop production. After the drought-stricken 2021 crop, ample precipitation in the eastern Prairies this spring has done much to alleviate the moisture situation


Manitoba cattle sales for the week ending May 27, 2022.

Livestock markets: Numbers shrink at sales as prices remain firm

High feed costs continue to put pressure on cattle values

In seeing reduced numbers of cattle coming to auction, Scott Anderson of Winnipeg Livestock Sales noted “the quiet time of the year” has begun. “A lot of guys have either turned their cattle out or are just trying to get going on the land,” Anderson said. In terms of quality, he said the ordinary cattle or plain cattle

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Attempted recovery fizzles out

U.S. soybeans, wheat see good increases

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 2 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) fell back on Thursday, after failing to recover from larger losses earlier in the session. The declines in the Canadian oilseed came despite ample support from strong upticks in the Chicago soy complex, especially in soyoil. Malaysian palm oil