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ICE canola weekly outlook: Future cloudy for futures

Market awaiting upcoming U.S. tariffs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 26, 2025

The ICE Futures canola market posted solid gains during the week ended March 26 to trade at its best levels in more than two weeks despite recently imposed Chinese tariffs on canola oil and meal the looming threat of broad tariffs from the United States.

News

Ottawa increases AgriStability compensation in face of Chinese tariffs

APAS says significant concerns remain for farmers' immediate financial challenges

By Karen Briere March 24, 2025

Ottawa has announced support for farmers affected by the Chinese tariffs.

Canola, Crops, Features

Don’t join the clubroot club this year

Avoiding serious canola yield loss to clubroot will take a multi-pronged strategy

By Don Norman March 23, 2025

After a string of dry years, the wetter conditions in 2024 saw clubroot hit Alberta hard. Genetic advances in resistant varieties have certainly helped — but clearly the disease isn’t going away. At the CropConnect Conference last month in Winnipeg, Dr. Stephen Strelkov, a University of Alberta professor of plant pathology, provided an update on […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

Canola storage requires continued vigilance

Using fans and taking care during canola harvest can help prevent hot canola and spoilage issues

By Alexis Kienlen March 23, 2025

Successful canola storage for Prairie farmers starts with proper management at harvest time, and then continues through the winter months.

Markets

AAFC ups canola/pea ending stocks projections amid tariff woes

Geopolical risks and trade uncertainty may alter outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 21, 2025

Canadian canola and pea ending stocks may end up considerably larger at the close of the 2025/26 marketing year than originally thought if recently-imposed Chinese tariffs remain in place through the marketing year, said Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates released March 21.

Canola, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Wheat prices show little movement

By Adam Peleshaty March 21, 2025

Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.

News, Reuters

Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect

By Ed White, Reuters March 21, 2025

Canadian farmers are facing a two-front trade war, with China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas taking effect on Thursday and U.S. tariffs expected on additional Canadian products within two weeks.

Some wonder if prairie producers might be considering a return to organic canola, despite the problems caused by the proliferation of GM canola. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Crops, News, Reuters

North American biofuels sector contracts amid trade and policy uncertainty

By Ed White, Karl Plume, Reuters March 20, 2025

U.S. and Canadian biofuel companies are throttling back production to limit losses amid uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to green fuel subsidies and the potential for a worsening trade war.

Canola, Markets

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola approaching uncertainty

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 19, 2025

As canola futures try to regain the ground lost during the week of March 10, the longer term outlook for the oilseed is very unknown, according to risk advisor and trader John De Pape of The Trading Floor.

Markets

Speculators bail out of canola long positions

Tariff uncertainty tied to liquidation

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 17, 2025

Fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish bets in canola as tariff uncertainty from both China and the United States weighed on the futures in early March.

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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