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Large fund short position shrinking in canola

By GFM Network News March 25, 2024

Managed money fund traders continued to chip away at their large net short position in canola in mid-March, covering more of their large bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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ICE Weekly: Canola hitting highest levels since January

By GFM Network News March 20, 2024

Nearly seven months of price pressures and fund selling creating a lengthy downturn have given way to canola trending higher for the first time in 2024.

Crops, Markets

Tightening canola ending stocks for 2024/25: AAFC

By GFM Network News March 20, 2024

Canadian canola ending stocks will likely be tighter by the close of the upcoming 2024/25 marketing year, while the wheat carryout should rise, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released March 19.

Crucifer flea beetles, shown here on cabbage, are considered by growers to be among the greatest economic risks to canola crops.

Canola, Crops, Features

Canola’s least wanted

Experts discuss pests and pathogens canola growers will want to watch for in 2024

By Jim Timlick March 20, 2024

Flea beetles pose one of the greatest risks to yields for canola growers in Western Canada. A 2022 survey conducted on behalf of the Canola Council of Canada bore that out. Some 91 per cent of growers who participated in the survey identified flea beetles as the greatest economic risk to their crops. That’s likely […] Read more

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Speculators finally backing away from bearish bets in canola

By GFM Network News March 18, 2024

Speculators were busy covering some of their large net short position in canola in early March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

An artist's rendition of a Landsat satellite in Earth orbit.

Crops, Features

Checking crops from orbit may be underused option

The available satellite imagery of our crops may be an underused tool for field analysis

By Robert Arnason March 14, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Last fall on her farm near Holland, Man., Anastasia Kubinec was struggling with a decision about a canola field. In one part of the of the field, it seemed like the crop was ready to combine. But other areas were possibly too wet and too green. One option was going in with […] Read more

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ICE Canada Weekly: Look for canola to ease back

By GFM Network News March 14, 2024

At mid-March one broker said he expects canola prices on the Intercontinental Exchange to make their way lower for the balance of the month.

Markets

Canadian canola crush hit record in 2023: StatCan

By GFM Network News March 13, 2024

Oilseed processors in Canada crushed a record amount of canola during the 2023 calendar year, according to a report from Statistics Canada released March 13.

Manitoba’s canola growers have elected a new president and set up a new executive position of past president.

Crops, Features

Manitoba crop organizations name new brass

Groups announce new board members and executives for 2024-25

By Grainews Staff March 12, 2024

Manitoba’s crop organizations have come out of meeting season with a number of new leaders and directors. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has elected Warren Ellis of Wawanesa as its president for 2024-25, with Jackie Dudgeon-MacDonald of Darlingford acclaimed as vice-president and Nicolea Dow of Portage la Prairie acclaimed as secretary and named treasurer. “The […] Read more

Markets

Canola short position up again in early March

By GFM Network News March 11, 2024

The net speculative short position in canola continued to rise in the first trading days of March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

GFM Network News

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Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Canola

Large fund short position shrinking in canola

ICE Weekly: Canola hitting highest levels since January

Tightening canola ending stocks for 2024/25: AAFC

Canola’s least wanted

Speculators finally backing away from bearish bets in canola

Checking crops from orbit may be underused option

ICE Canada Weekly: Look for canola to ease back

Canadian canola crush hit record in 2023: StatCan

Manitoba crop organizations name new brass

Canola short position up again in early March

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