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Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

By Dwayne Klassen August 11, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a minor setback during the week ended Aug. 5 with the downtrend in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and the liquidation of positions by speculators and commodity funds who were spooked by the uncertain global economic situation, behind the bearish price sentiment.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U.S. Debt Crisis, Weather Outlook Pressure Crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 4, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around during the week ended July 29, the last week of the 2010- 11 crop year, but managed to post small declines overall amid improving weather conditions and global economic uncertainty. On the year, canola futures are up over $220 per tonne from where they were at the close

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Weather Concerns Drive Markets

By Dwayne Klassen July 21, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Canada trading platform continued their upward trek during the week ended July 15 with weather concerns and a pickup in demand assisting the price gains. Some of the weather concerns were linked to the Canadian Prairies and differing opinions on the condition of the canola crop in each of the

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mostly lower during the holiday-shortened week ended June 30, as a sell-off in U.S. grains and oilseeds spilled over to weigh on values. While weather problems in parts of Western Canada and unseeded acres remain supportive, improving crop prospects for the canola that’s in the ground served to lessen

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 30, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply during the week ended June 24, hitting their lowest levels in over a month as a broad-based fund sell-off weighed on prices. An unexpectedly bearish Statistics Canada acreage report also accounted for some of the selling, although most participants were downplaying the large StatsCan acreage number, given the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

By Mark Weinraub June 30, 2011

Money managers slashed their bullish bets in corn by 22 per cent to the smallest level in nearly a year at a time when analysts are saying that the year-long rally in grains has ended. Noncommercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut their net long holdings in corn to 214,412 contracts in the

Opinion

The Climate Change Conundrum

By Laura Rance-Unger June 23, 2011

ith the June 20 crop insurance past, farmers and their crop insurance agents are pulling on their galoshes to assess the W damages from yet another spring with too much water. Cattle producers are worrying about winter feed supplies as they watch flood waters inundate their hayfields. We are told this year is one for

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U.S. Crop Futures A Victim Of Growers’ Success

By Commodity News Service June 23, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a setback in value during the week ended June 17. The significant downturn in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean and soyoil futures helped to facilitate the losses in canola, with the steady liquidation of positions by speculators and, to some extent, commodity fund accounts

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola, Barley Seen Gaining On Tight Supplies

By Commodity News Service June 16, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a minor price setback during the week ended June 10. The taking of profits by speculative accounts after new highs were established in the July and November contracts provided some of the downward price momentum. Adding to the bearish price atmosphere in canola were the

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

World’s Skies Rain Bulls And Bears

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 9, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a rather narrow range during the week ended June 3, seeing some consolidation after climbing to their highest levels in months the previous week. Both the old-crop July and the new-crop November contract ran into stiff chart resistance at the $600-per-tonne level, which may have factored into

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Commodity market

Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

U.S. Debt Crisis, Weather Outlook Pressure Crops

Weather Concerns Drive Markets

Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

The Climate Change Conundrum

U.S. Crop Futures A Victim Of Growers’ Success

Canola, Barley Seen Gaining On Tight Supplies

World’s Skies Rain Bulls And Bears

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