USDA report surprises oilseed market

USDA report surprises oilseed market

Traders were expecting a lower yield number and when they didn’t get it, they reacted

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts may have finally topped out after the USDA’s monthly supply-and-demand report put the entire oilseed sector under pressure. Canola futures began climbing back in the early part of September, eventually rising above the $520-per-tonne mark. However, that changed on Thursday, November 9, when the USDA left its prediction for soybean


Fence and canola crop

An up-and-down week for canola prices

Prices hit highs not seen since summer but fell back by the end of the week

ICE Futures Canada canola futures touched some of their best levels since July during the week ended November 3, but ran into resistance at the highs and were right back where they started by Friday’s close. The January contract hit a session high of $522.50 per tonne on November 2, but was back below the

U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futures

U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futures

ICE Futures Canada pulls the plug on barley and wheat

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to their highest levels in more than two months during the week ended Oct. 27, as declines in the Canadian dollar and gains in U.S. soyoil provided double the support. The currency was the biggest driver, falling below 78 U.S. cents for the first time since July. The drop


ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending higher

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continued their steady upward trend during the week ended Wednesday, posting their highest daily settlements since July. Continued strength is possible, but those gains will depend on activity in the Canadian dollar and the U.S. soybean market. “There’s a firm tone in canola,” said Errol Anderson of

Canola draws strength from U.S. biofuel policy moves

Canola draws strength from U.S. biofuel policy moves

Slim supplies of high-protein wheat held up MGEX futures

Canola futures knocked at upper resistance repeatedly over the week ended Oct. 20, but held rangebound for the most part before finally breaking higher on Thursday and Friday. Gains in Chicago soyoil provided the spark for the eventual move higher in the Canadian market, as veg oil markets reacted to news the U.S. Environmental Protection


ICE weekly outlook: Canola enjoying broad-based support

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are benefiting from developments down south. The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday imposed antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina and Indonesia. The department claimed the fuel was being sold at prices below market value in the U.S. The move was enough to lift soyoil in the

Blooming rapeseed field at sunset

Fundamentals, uncertainty hold canola rangebound

USDA’s soybean yield outlook was briefly helpful

The ICE Futures Canada canola market enjoyed a slight bump during the week ended Oct. 12, as a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report lifted the tide for all oilseeds. However, canola futures will likely need more bullish news if they hope to shake free of their recently established range of $490-$500 per tonne. USDA


Canola futures climb as snow falls over Prairies

Canola futures climb as snow falls over Prairies

Canola deliveries remained steady, but so did demand

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher over the course of the week ended Oct. 6, hitting their best levels of the past month as snow hit parts of the Prairies and put a halt to harvest operations. With about a quarter of the canola crop still out in the fields Prairie-wide, the adverse weather

(Dave Bedard photo)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

CNS Canada — The canola market continues to chop around in its recently-established range of $490-$500 per tonne, but a looming U.S. Department of Agriculture report could change that, according to an industry analyst. “That (USDA supply and demand report) is going to be the driver,” said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.