The ICE Futures canola market traded within a wide C$30 per tonne range during the first week of November, with the nearby price trends pointing sideways.
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ICE canola outlook: Sideways trade as resistance counters support
Canola speculative short position smallest in year
Speculators were busy covering short positions and moving more money to the long side of the canola market during the week ended Oct. 29, taking the net short position in the oilseed to its lowest level in over a year, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
A crash course on verticillium stripe
It’s important to know how to identify this newcomer to western Canadian canola crops and distinguish it from other diseases
Verticillium stripe of canola is causing yield loss in Manitoba and probably other areas of the Prairies. And it’s getting worse. The disease, caused by the Verticillium longisporum pathogen, was first reported in Manitoba in 2014. In 2015, Canadian Food Inspection Agency surveyors found the pathogen in six provinces, including all three Prairie provinces. The […] Read more
ICE Weekly: Malaysian palm oil supports canola prices
Rising Malaysian palm oil prices gave canola prices a lift during the week ended Oct. 30, 2024.
Fund short position in canola smallest in six months
The net fund short position in canola fell to its lowest level in six months during the week ended Oct. 22, as speculators covered bearish bets and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Alberta harvest wraps up
Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
Manitoba harvest nearly done, only corn/sunflowers left
Harvest operations across Manitoba are nearly complete, with only sunflowers and corn still left to come off the fields, according to the latest provincial crop report for the week ended Oct. 22.
ICE Weekly: Production uncertainty, forthcoming Chinese action fueling canola’s upswing
January contracts climbs $36/tonne
Buyers for China and others scooping up as much canola as they can, fueling hike in Intercontinetal Exchange canola futures.
AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate
Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.
Fund short position in canola dips for fourth week
The net fund short position in canola declined for the fourth week in a row in mid-October, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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