ICE canola positive to start week

Glacier FarmMedia — Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were slightly higher on Tuesday with the May contract briefly exceeding the C$680 per tonne level. There was no canola trading on Monday due to a holiday in Canada. Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were down while European rapeseed was mixed. Crude oil was lower […] Read more





North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Canola pulls back

U.S. soy, wheat take a hit

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed lower on Friday, as the oilseed backed away from contract highs reached yesterday. Today’s losses in the new crop contracts were smaller than those in the old crop positions. The canola market will be closed on Monday for a holiday. Pressure on canola came […] Read more



Global Markets: U.S. inflation slows in January

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Price inflation in the United States fell to an eight-month low in January at an annualized rate of 2.4 per cent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. That’s also down from […] Read more

ICE canola correcting lower Friday morning

     Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were weaker Friday morning, taking back some of Thursday’s advances as contracts consolidated just under nearby highs. Intermonth spreading remained a feature, with participants rolling out of the March contract and into the May. The May contract settled above its 200-day moving average on Thursday but was back […] Read more



Canadian Financial Close: Loonie lower, TSX, gold fall

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar eased off for the second straight day on Thursday.      The loonie closed at US$0.7350 or US$1=C$1.3605, compared to US$0.7367 or US$1=C$1.3574 on Wednesday.      The United States Dollar Index edged upwards by 0.09 of a point at 96.93.      Crude oil prices suffered losses on Thursday after the […] Read more