November 2016 canola at close on July 7, 2016. The single red line tracks the 200-day moving average. (Barchart.com)

Canola drops hard, nearing major chart support

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell below nearby chart support on Thursday, hitting their softest levels in four months. There is more room to the downside, but the market is also looking oversold. Fund traders were noted sellers on the move down, liquidating long positions and possibly moving to the short side […] Read more






November 2016 canola as of June 21, 2016. Chart includes 100-day (red) and 200-day (green) moving averages. (Barchart.com)

Canola charts turn bearish

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have crashed hard the past few days, losing roughly $40 per tonne since hitting some of their highest levels of the past year the previous week, as speculators bailed out of long positions. The most active November contract settled at $493.60 per tonne on Tuesday, its weakest […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola establishes range

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola suffered small losses during the week ended Wednesday, with both the July and November contracts chopping around the $520 per tonne mark. Losses in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soy complex weighed on canola. However, it lagged the U.S. market while receiving support from declines in the […] Read more






volunteer canola

Control volunteer canola with chemistry

Agronomy tips... from the field

You need to be aware of what you’ve seeded in the past to manage canola volunteers. Depending on the past canola system used, volunteers can come up with traits, including glyphosate tolerance, that you need to plan for when choosing a control option. It’s common to see several dozen volunteers per square foot emerge during […] Read more