ICE canola drops on Mideast ceasefire news

Published: 8 hours ago

     Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were weaker Wednesday morning, as a selloff in crude oil spilled into the global vegetable oil markets.

  • The United States, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire shortly before a deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday evening, although details of the terms remain unclear.
  • Crude oil fell sharply on the news, with Brent crude down 17 per cent at US$90.55 Wednesday morning.
  • Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil futures were all lower, contributing to the softer tone in canola.
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  • Chart-based speculative selling added to the softer tone in canola, although historically wide crush margins likely had end users buying on the way down.
  • About 35,100 canola contracts had traded as of 8:38 CDT.

     Prices in Canadian dollars per metric tonne at 8:38 CDT:

Canola            May   709.20    dn 10.20

                  Jul   722.20    dn 10.60

                  Nov   718.70    dn  8.90

                  Jan   725.50    dn  8.70

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