North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Gains in veg, crude oils underpin canola

CBOT soybeans, corn higher as wheat slips

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 1 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures closed higher on Friday due to spillover from gains in comparable oils. While there were increases in Chicago soyoil, soybeans were mixed and soymeal was lower. Additional support came from upticks in Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed. Higher global crude […] Read more

ICE Canola Midday: Canola, comparable oils move higher

Week 4 of 2023/24 sees paltry canola exports

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 1 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were pushing upwards at midday Friday, as they gleaned support from gains in comparable oils. Spillover was coming from upticks in Chicago soyoil, plus European and Malaysian palm oil. While Chicago soybeans were narrowly mixed, a dip in Chicago soymeal applied […] Read more


ICE canola higher going into Labour Day

WINNIPEG – After two consecutive negative sessions, the ICE Futures canola market made gains on Friday morning, lifted by comparable oils. Markets in both Canada and the United States will be closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday. Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed were both higher, while Malaysian palm oil was also up after […] Read more

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola can’t cling to increases

A tough day in Chicago

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures lost their gains in the final hour of trading on Wednesday to finish a pinch lower. Support evaporated from Chicago soyoil as it to reversed course to incur losses. Pressure also came from declines in soybeans and soymeal. European rapeseed finished […] Read more


ICE Canola Midday: Oilseed changes direction, bumping up

Getting support from comparable oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were higher at midday Thursday, reversing course after yesterday’s losses. A trader said the canola market will very likely remain choppy going into the crop’s harvest, which is still in its early stages across the Prairies. “It’s holding reasonably well. We […] Read more

ICE canola steady to lower to start day

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market saw little movement on Thursday morning with lower-than-normal trading activity despite positive sentiment in comparable oils. Chicago soyoil was also little changed, but Malaysian palm oil was up and European rapeseed was mostly higher. Crude oil was also up after a large draw from United States inventories and […] Read more


North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola slips back

U.S. soybeans, corn fall back, wheat mixed

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were lower on Wednesday, completely dispensing with any support from yesterday’s production estimates from Statistics Canada. With the pace of the Prairie canola combining soon to pick up, a trader said harvest pressure is already being felt in the market. Losses […] Read more

ICE Canola Midday: Weaker soy, rapeseed pull most contracts down

Support from higher palm oil

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were mixed at midday Wednesday with a small gain in the most-traded November contract, with all positions shrugging off yesterday’s bullish report from Statistics Canada. The Canadian oilseed was struggling against pressure coming from losses in the Chicago soy complex and […] Read more


ICE canola higher with comparable oils

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was moving upwards on Wednesday morning thanks to support from comparable oils. Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were up to start the day, while European rapeseed was higher on the nearby contracts and lower on the deferreds. Crude oil was also higher as traders anticipate a large […] Read more

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola hangs on to increases

Failing to find positive traction at CBOT

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 29 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures closed higher on Tuesday, due a bullish report from Statistics Canada. However, gains faded from much larger increases. StatCan pegged canola production in Canada for 2023/24 at nearly 17.6 million tonnes, falling below last year’s output of 18.7 million, but edging […] Read more