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Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)
Crops, Markets

China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds

CGC data points to key destinations

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MarketsFarm — China is the top destination for Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first five months of the 2022-23 marketing year, accounting for roughly a third of the total movement, according to the latest monthly report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada has exported 6.566 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds, and pulses to
ICE March 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy trading for canola, other oilseeds

Signals not pointing to course change for now

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MarketsFarm — Expect canola and other oilseed markets to remain choppy for the time being, according to trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “All of the markets are very choppy and erratic. They’re very nervous markets,” Ball emphasized, noting war in Ukraine and drought in Argentina are having some of the biggest impacts
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Crops, Markets

Spec short position grows in canola

Managed money net long in soy, corn

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MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy adding to their growing net short position in canola during the week ended Jan. 24, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in at 32,625 contracts on Jan.
A view of Imperial Oil’s Strathcona fuel refinery from the North Saskatchewan River. (Imperial Oil photo via BusinessWire)
Crops

Imperial Oil clears Edmonton renewable diesel plant for construction

Quick decision motivated in part by need for feedstocks such as canola oil, company says

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Reuters — Imperial Oil on Thursday announced approval for an investment of $720 million to build Canada’s largest renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton. The Calgary-based company said the facility will produce 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel and is expected to start production in 2025. Imperial expects regulatory approval for
Farmer Ignacio Bastanchuri walks in a parched wheat field at Navarro in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province in December 2022. Several growing regions of the country expect moisture soon, but some predict it will be too late for recently planted soy and corn crops.
Grain Markets, Markets

Soybean prices may remain unsettled

Canola has been relatively immune to soy’s price swings

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After the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its projections for U.S. soybean production (by 70 million bushels, to 4.276 billion) and carryout (by 10 million bushels, to 210 million) on Jan. 12, the March soybean contract lifted above the US$15 per bushel mark. Only six days later, the psychological $15.50/bu. level proved too much for
ICE March 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trading window lowered

A crude oil downturn would pressure canola, loonie

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MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market posted steady losses for five sessions, testing the lower edge of their well-established trading ranges before finally uncovering some support on Wednesday. The losses did damage from a chart perspective, with the activity bumping the trading window lower, according to an analyst. “Overall, both on old- and new-crop,
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Crops, Markets

AAFC issues first look at 2023-24

Oats production expected down significantly on year; wheat, canola up

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MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has released its first crop projections for 2023-24, forecasting a very notable drop in oats. In AAFC’s January supply and demand estimates, released Friday, it cut oat production to 3.611 million tonnes, down almost 31 per cent compared to 2022-23. The department chopped the carryout for oats by
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Grain Markets

U.S. data boosts canola to remain rangebound

FUTURES | Bullish soybean data is supportive for canola

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After three days of losses, canola futures on ICE Futures regained some lost ground after a flurry of reports were issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 12. Canola entered the first full week of trading in 2023 on a high note, having made gains on Jan. 6, but with the Canadian oilseed
ICE March 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s steady week takes late turn

Outlook 'neutral to bearish'

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MarketsFarm — While canola prices turned lower Wednesday, the week ending that day was full of rangebound trade activity with little movement. The March canola contract traded within a range of $832-$846.70 per tonne during the week, settling at the low end of the range after falling $5.20 on Wednesday to close at $832.70/tonne. Winnipeg-based
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Crops, Markets

Fund traders flip back to short side on canola

Corn traders reduce net long position

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MarketsFarm — After briefly holding a net long position to start the New Year, speculators were back holding a net short position in canola in the second week of January as they liquidated long positions and put on some new bearish bets. The latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures

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