A POPRAD close air defence vehicle is parked in a field near Poland’s southeastern border with Ukraine on Feb. 28.

War in Ukraine sends wheat prices sky high

Concerns over dry conditions in the Prairies and Plains also loom

Wheat prices have risen dramatically since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and war premiums have pushed values to exorbitant levels. At the close of trading on March 3, the nearby Chicago May wheat contract finished at US$11.34 per bushel, after its third consecutive limit-up gain. Kansas City May wheat ended that day at

ICE canola continues upward climb

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 10 – (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Thursday, continuing their upward climb of the past week. Canola remains underpriced compared to other oilseeds, including Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and European rapeseed futures, which contributed to the buying interest in the market. Canada’s


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Old crop canola pushes higher

Support from spikes in soy complex, crude oil

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 10 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures mixed on Thursday morning, with gains in the more heavily-traded old crop months, while the new crop positions were lower. Support was coming from a strong upswing in the Chicago soy complex, but European rapeseed was mixed, while Malaysian palm oil

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola at fresh highs again

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 9 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market remained pointed higher on Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs for the third-straight session as speculators continued to add to their long positions. Ideas that canola was looking underpriced compared to other oilseeds, including European rapeseed, added to the firmer tone, according


ICE canola hitting fresh highs at midday Wednesday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 9 – (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs once again as speculators continued to add to their long positions. Ideas that canola was looking underpriced compared to other oilseeds, including European rapeseed, added to the firmer tone, according to

ICE canola still pointed higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 9 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger Wednesday morning, seeing a continuation of Tuesday’s rally with chart-based positioning a feature. Gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans provided some spillover support, although soyoil was holding closer to unchanged in early activity. The United States Department of


North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola continues higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 8 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market continued to hit fresh contract highs on Tuesday as world agricultural markets remained focused on the conflict in Ukriane. Crude oil climbed sharply higher on Tuesday on news that Shell would stop buying Russian oil, while the United States and other

ICE canola continues upward climb

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 8 – (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Tuesday, hitting fresh contract highs once again with the largest gains in the front months. “It’s one hundred per cent being driven by the uncertainty about how the Ukraine situation will evolve through the spring and


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola reaches new contract highs

Crude, edible oils rising, lending support

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 8 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures continued higher on Tuesday morning, with the largest increases coming in the old crop months. In turn, that pushed the nearby May contract and others to new highs. Support for canola was coming from more upswings in the Chicago soy complex