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ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range

Soyoil, loonie, StatCan report among supportive factors

As the turnaround in canola continued, analyst said there are three factors underpinning the swing upward. David Derwin, commodities futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, pointed to the gains made by soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, the weakening of the Canadian dollar, and the reduction in the canola harvest made by Statistics Canada.

Canola blooms near Stockholm, Sask, July 20, 2024.

Canola yields less oil in 2024

Oil content of western Canadian canola was below the 10-year average, according to the Canadian Grain Commission

The Canadian Grain Commission has flagged lower oil content from the 2024 canola harvest.





Poor growing conditions this year in the EU may create a greater opportunity for Canadian producers to sell their commodities overseas.  Photo: FIle

Bearish speculative bets rise in canola futures

Speculative fund traders were busy putting on fresh bearish bets in early December, taking the net managed money short position back above 100,000 contracts for the first time in two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).






Trump effect weakens canola

Trump effect weakens canola

U.S. President-elect creates uncertainty with a single social media post

Although United States President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sworn in until Jan. 20, he made a big splash in the markets during the week of Nov. 25.

VIDEO: How to use Seed Manitoba to choose your seed variety in 2025

VIDEO: How to use Seed Manitoba to choose your seed variety in 2025

Dennis Lange with Manitoba Agriculture has a method to help growers select their next seed variety

The 2025 edition of Seed Manitoba is here and it’s full of all the cereal, oilseed and pulse varieties that can help Manitoba growers set up a successful growing season in 2025. Among all of its 116 pages, there is a lot of trial and yield comparison data that could be daunting to interpret. In