Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.
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As seeding nears end in Alberta, moisture becoming an issue
Planting advances 10 points at 90 per cent complete
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola to move with the weather
Announcement pending on 45Z biofuel tax credit
As May winds down the prospect of rain saw canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange fall back on May 28, with the old crop July contract taking the biggest hit.
AAFC ups canola exports, but leaves ending stocks unchanged
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Canadian canola exports in 2024/25 will be at least a million tonnes above earlier projections, but ending stocks remain to be seen as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada had to make some creative calculations in their latest supply/demand report.
ICE Weekly: No end to July canola’s rise: trader
July canola may have more room to grow
A Winnipeg-based trader is very bullish on July canola, due to depleted stocks and ongoing export demand.
Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points
Moisture levels still strong despite declines
Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Biofuel optimism provides boost
Futures hit 18-month highs
ICE Futures canola contracts climbed higher during the week ended May 14, hitting their best levels in 18 months as proposed changes to biofuel policies in the United States lent support.
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Sharp drop in canola stocks
StatCan releases grain stocks as of March 31 report
Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.
ICE canola weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ market watching weather
Squeeze possible for old crop
Tight supplies could send old crop canola futures higher before the new crop harvest, but values were showing signs of running into resistance in early May.
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Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace
Most fields still have good soil moisture
Overall spring planting in Manitoba reached eight per cent complete as of May 6, with some areas of the province much further along, the latest provincial crop report said.
ICE Weekly: Canola still higher despite resistance
July canola hits C$700/tonne mark, settles under it
Canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange were higher during the week ended April 30, but not before the July contract reached the C$700/tonne level and closed under it.
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