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ICE May 2020 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 27, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low of $455 per tonne on […] Read more

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks to media in Winnipeg on Feb. 13, 2020. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Coronavirus stalls talks with China on canola ban

Officials 'not in position to pursue technical discussions,' Bibeau says

By GFM Network News February 21, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — The coronavirus outbreak has stalled talks between Canada and China about Beijing’s decision to block Canadian canola seed shipments, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Friday. China, angry at Canada’s detention of a top Huawei Technologies executive in December 2018, blocked all imports of canola seed last March on the grounds they […] Read more

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Fund traders still bearish on canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders covered short positions in soybeans and corn during the week ended Tuesday, but continued to add to bearish bets in canola, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in […] Read more

ICE Futures May 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stuck in a range

By GFM Network News February 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola prices came off of the long weekend in the green, but quickly gave back those gains at midweek, remaining stagnant and rangebound. While rail blockades across the country have hampered rail activity and backed up grain shipments, cold weather has slowed down farmer movement for canola. That has insulated canola prices from […] Read more

Truflex varieties allow producers to use a higher maximum rate of Roundup herbicide over a wider window of crop safety. The higher maximum rate also broadens the weed control spectrum.

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TruFlex is game-changing tech for canola

Improved traits in hybrid varieties give growers more options

By Lee Hart February 19, 2020

Flexibility is the name of the game when it comes to some of the new features in canola varieties this year. Some varieties have been developed to handle higher rates of glyphosate with a wider window of application, while others have dual herbicide tolerance, and will give farmers a choice to use one or two […] Read more

A canola field blooms in Manitoba’s Interlake on July 11, 2019. (Greg Berg photo)

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Canola supplies in commercial pipeline hit fresh high

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — Visible canola supplies in the commercial pipeline hit their highest level in more than three years in the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, with the slow pace of export movement likely to keep those stocks at burdensome levels. Total visible Canadian canola supplies as of Sunday were pegged at 1.6 million tonnes. That’s […] Read more

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Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders were busy adding to short positions in canola, soybeans and corn during the first few trading days of February, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at […] Read more

Dominic Barton. (Video screengrab from McKinsey.com)

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Canada, China both ‘furious’ over Huawei row, envoy says

By GFM Network News February 5, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China are both “furious” over the case of a Huawei executive detained in Canada in 2018 and its aftermath, but there are signs the two sides can hold constructive talks, the Canadian ambassador to Beijing said Wednesday. Canadian police picked up Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on […] Read more

ICE Futures March 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola correcting off lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market fell sharply over the last half of January but have turned the corner during the first few trading days of February. “I think we have room for some corrective gains,” MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville said of the recovery in canola. The March contract hit a session low […] Read more

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Fund short position grows in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders were betting that canola and soybean futures would move lower in late January, with the net managed money short position in both oilseeds rising in the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Canola

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Coronavirus stalls talks with China on canola ban

Fund traders still bearish on canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stuck in a range

TruFlex is game-changing tech for canola

Canola supplies in commercial pipeline hit fresh high

Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

Canada, China both ‘furious’ over Huawei row, envoy says

ICE weekly outlook: Canola correcting off lows

Fund short position grows in canola

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