ICE Futures canola trended lower during the week ended Feb. 15.

Ungainly supplies, lack of demand dragging on canola

Assorted drama in the U.S. added a cautious tone to trade

ICE Futures canola contracts trended lower in the front months during the week ended Feb. 15, moving below chart support in the process as a number of factors conspired to weigh on values. The nearby March contract fell below the psychological $480-per-tonne level on Feb. 14, setting the stage for a test of the nearby

Canola remains rangebound against various pressures

Canola remains rangebound against various pressures

Market watchers await upcoming data dumps from USDA

ICE Futures canola contracts trended lower for most of the week ended Feb. 1 as a number of factors conspired against them. However, prices remain rangebound overall and the market managed to end the week on a minor positive note. The nearby March contract lost roughly $6 per tonne during the last week of January,


ICE Futures canola contracts trended higher over the course of the week ended Jan. 25, but canola is seen sluggish overall due to outside influences.

Export uncertainties keep canola trading rangebound

New estimates call for a one per cent rise in canola acres

ICE Futures canola contracts trended higher over the course of the week ended Jan. 25, as the market saw a chart-based recovery off of the yearly lows hit the previous week. However, canola remains rangebound and sluggish overall, largely taking its influence from activity in outside commodity and financial markets. Trade uncertainty kept a cautious



CBOT soy futures, currency, weak demand pile on canola

CBOT soy futures, currency, weak demand pile on canola

A lack of USDA reports adds an ongoing air of uncertainty

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform moved lower during the week ended Jan. 11, nearing major chart support as a number of factors conspired against the commodity. Losses in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex were a major bearish influence on canola, as uncertainty over Chinese demand and looming South American crops weighed



The U.S. government shutdown had markets mostly quiet over the holiday season.

Canadian dollar’s holiday rally lifts ICE canola futures

A lack of USDA data leaves traders ‘buying the rumour’

The ICE canola futures market spent the holiday season like it usually does, paying attention to goings-on south of the border. However, near the end of the two-week holiday period, canola broke out on its own due to a rally in the Canadian dollar. The holidays were kicked off by a partial U.S. government shutdown,

Canola crush margins have improved in the past few months thanks to a low Canadian dollar.

Blowback from Chinese CEO’s arrest may drag on markets

New data from StatsCan might (or might not) support canola

ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Dec. 7, although whether that trend continues is questionable. A rally in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans Monday morning (Dec. 3) provided the initial spark for a move higher in canola, as participants reacted to news of a tentative trade truce between the U.S. and


Canola council’s new priorities aimed at efficiency, effectiveness

Canola council’s new priorities aimed at efficiency, effectiveness

Market access and production still top the list, while changes are coming to promotion, agronomy and funding

The Canola Council of Canada has slashed its budget by 40 per cent for the upcoming year. The organization is revamping its priorities to be more effective and efficient in growing Canadian canola markets and production. The changes, which include a shift in canola promotion, the council’s role in agronomy and funding, received unanimous support