North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola corrects lower

U.S. soy complex falls, wheat continues rise

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 2 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures fell back on Wednesday, after being dragged down by weakness in the Chicago soy complex and Malaysian palm oil. Reports of another round of cease-fire talks between Russia and Ukraine was said to have triggered the declines. Meanwhile, European rapeseed was

ICE Canola Midday: Prices easing back, following weaker soy complex

Wheat, crude oil very overbought

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 2 (MarketsFarm) – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were mostly lower at midday Wednesday, attempting to correct from the sharp spikes over the last couple of days. Of the actively traded contracts there was a small gain in new crop November. An analyst pointed to the significant


ICE canola correcting lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 2 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was posting small losses Wednesday morning, seeing a modest correction after rallying sharply earlier in the week. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine remains at the forefront of the agricultural markets, with the shifting sentiment on the situation likely to lead to

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: War pushes canola, comparable oils higher

Limit up gains in CBOT corn, wheat

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 1 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures saw a second day of sharp upswings on Tuesday, especially in the old crop months. Strong upticks in the Chicago soy complex, Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed spilled over into canola. However, a trader said these increases are very likely


ICE Canola Midday: Trader says prices likely to fall this week

'Thin rationale' fueling spikes in edible oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 1 (MarketsFarm) – As canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) continued to spike at midday Tuesday, a trader warned that a “violent collapse” is likely before this week is out. Now into its sixth day, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred enormous gains in the Chicago soy complex,

ICE canola continues higher Tuesday morning

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 1 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger Tuesday morning, seeing a continuation of Monday’s rally as world markets continued to react to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Expanding sanctions against Russia and the likelihood that grain movement through the Black Sea could be constrained for some


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola rallies on war concerns

Large spikes in all commodities at CBOT

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 28 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were stronger on Monday, but stepped away from larger gains earlier in the session. Ample spillover from the Chicago soy complex, along with European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil fueled the spike in canola prices. A surge in global crude oil

ICE Canola Midday: Russia-Ukraine at center of price spikes

Ongoing war pushing up crude, edible oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 28 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were stronger at midday Monday, with the largest spike in prices coming in the old crop months. Spillover was coming from sharp upticks in the Chicago soy complex, as well as Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed. Larges gains in global


ICE canola turns higher Monday morning

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger Monday morning, seeing a recovery to start the week after Friday’s sharp selloff. Tightening sanctions against Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine saw the grains and oilseed markets turn higher. Chicago Board of Trade soyoil, European rapeseed and

Snowy weather keeps some cattle home

Snowy weather keeps some cattle home

Blockades aside, it’s becoming much tougher to transport cattle

With more snow falling onto parts of Manitoba mixed in with gusting winds, fewer cattle made it out to auction sites for the week ended Feb. 17. At least 9,081 cattle went through the rings during the week (numbers from Brandon were unavailable at press time), down as much as 32 per cent from the