(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola crush margins tumble

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins dropped by more than $30 per tonne over the past two weeks, which may be putting a damper on end-user demand. As of Thursday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $100 above the March contract, which compares with levels only two weeks






March 2017 canola, with the simple 200-day moving average included in orange. (Barchart.com)

Tipping point seen for March canola

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures find themselves at a bit of a tipping point from a chart standpoint, with the most active March contract settling right at the $500 per tonne mark on Tuesday. In addition to being a psychological benchmark, $500 is also within 30 cents of the 200-day moving average







(Dave Bedard photo)

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers look for rallies

CNS Canada — As the last remaining days of harvest tick down, farmers are beginning to look for rallies to sell into, according to an analyst in the market. “The farmer continues to struggle out there, but seems content to sell into the rallies. I don’t think they’re selling into the breaks,” said Keith Ferley