ICE Midday: Canola drops with crude oil

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was steady to lower on Tuesday following a sharp decline in crude oil. Crude oil fell by US$2 per barrel on Tuesday morning due to weakened demand. In turn, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were also down with the latter resuming trading after a holiday. The Canadian […] Read more

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Rolling into July continues

Pressure coming from comparable oils

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 25 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were mostly higher on Tuesday morning, with the bulk of the activity in the old crop contracts as traders roll their short positions from May to July. However, pressure came from losses in the Chicago soy complex as well as in […] Read more


North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, grains show weakness

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was mostly lower on Monday, despite mixed sentiment in comparable oils. Statistics Canada will release its seeding intentions report on Wednesday, with canola acres projected to increase slightly to 22 million. Chicago soyoil was down, but European rapeseed made gains. Crude oil was higher as China’s Golden Week […] Read more

ICE Midday: Canola moves upward

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was higher at midday Monday, outpacing comparable oils to the upside. Chicago soyoil was slightly down, but European rapeseed was making gains. Crude oil was higher as China’s Golden Week holiday increases air travel. However, refineries in Asia are considering reductions in operations due to declining diesel and […] Read more


ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola starts new week with mixed sentiment

StatCan to issue planting report April 26

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 24 (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) canola futures were mostly lower on Monday morning, with the only gain coming in the nearby May contract. The Chicago soy complex was also mixed with soyoil down by a tenth of a cent. However, support came from modest upticks in European rapeseed, […] Read more



ICE canola mixed at midday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 21 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was mixed at midday Friday, with gains in the front months and losses in the new crop contracts. Speculators covering short positions accounted for some of the activity in the nearby contracts, with intermonth spreading a feature. Weakness in the […] Read more

ICE canola mixed with positive sentiment

WINNIPEG – The ICE Futures canola market was mostly higher to start the day. Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed were lower, but there were gains in Malaysian palm oil. Crude oil is in positive territory after two days of losses, but it is still on track for its first negative week since last month’s banking […] Read more


North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola drops again

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 20 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market posted sharp losses for the second session in a row on Thursday as losses elsewhere spilled over to weigh on values. Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed futures were both softer on the day, with declines in crude oil contributing to […] Read more

ICE canola drops with outside markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 20 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was sharply lower at midday Thursday, taking some direction from outside markets. Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed futures were both softer on the day, with declines in crude oil contributing to the bearish sentiment in world vegetable oils. Speculative positioning […] Read more