Delays in spring seeding on the eastern Prairies put this year’s canola crop behind the usual pace, making fall frost more of a concern.

Canola unlikely to see rebound

A new StatsCan crop report is due out next week

Ahead of the next principal field crop report from Statistics Canada, there’s some speculation that the 2022-23 canola crop could come in below 19 million tonnes. The thinking is some areas of the Prairies have received too much moisture, while other parts of the region didn’t get near enough. There was a suggestion that any

High prices continue as fall run approaches

High prices continue as fall run approaches

Feed supplies and beef demand are both expected to be healthy

Prices for butcher cattle remain high just weeks before auction sites in Manitoba begin their fall run. Three auction facilities in the province — Grunthal, Virden and Winnipeg — all hosted regular sales for the week ended Aug. 18. At those sites, D1 and D2 cow prices were between $95 and $112 per hundredweight, while


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Another day of losses for canola

Improving U.S. weather generates declines

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 25 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures fell further on Thursday, adding to yesterday’s losses. Declines in the Chicago soy complex, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil contributed to the decreases. Global crude oil prices were pulling back, adding more pressure to vegetable oils. Good weather continued to

ICE Canola Midday: Prices down with weaker comparables

Support only coming from higher soyoil

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 25 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were falling back at midday Thursday, due to pressure from declines in most comparable oils. Only Chicago soyoil was pushing higher, which helped to temper losses in canola. Declines in Chicago soybeans and soymeal, as well as European rapeseed


ICE canola falls back

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market stepped back Thursday morning due to losses in veg oils, as well as weather-related pressures. The weather forecast for the Prairies was mainly sunny for today, while temperatures will hit the high 20 degrees Celsius and even into the low 30s in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Crude oil was

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Four things to know about grain contracts

MARKETING | Lawyers share practical tips for better understanding terms and conditions

Contracts are important grain marketing tools. While price may be a key reason why farmers agree to a contract, there are other factors to consider. Some farmers in Western Canada learned this lesson the hard way when they could not deliver on their contracts and grain companies could not source replacement commodities due to last


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola turns lower

CBOT soybeans lower as corn, wheat rise

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 24 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures closed lower on Wednesday, due to pressure from declines in other vegetable oils. The Chicago soy complex was to the downside and there were losses in European rapeseed and the off session of Malaysian palm oil. In a day of choppy

ICE Canola Midday: Prices pulling back

Lack of support from comparable oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 24 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were lower at midday Wednesday, due to some weakness in comparable oils. Poor economic news in the United States were putting pressure on the Chicago soy complex, offsetting the unfavourable estimates from the Pro Farm Crop Tour. The off


ICE canola a little bit lower

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was slightly negative on Wednesday morning despite a decline in the Canadian dollar. Sunny skies and temperatures in the high-20 degrees Celsius were forecast for Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan later today, while southern Manitoba will stay in the low-20s. However, rain and thunderstorms are expected later in

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola adds little more to yesterday’s spike

Additional double-digit increases at CBOT

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 23 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures tacked on more gains on Tuesday, after trading either side of unchanged. Support for canola came from spillover in good upticks on the Chicago soy complex and in European rapeseed. There were more moderate increases in the off session of Malaysian