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ICE March 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and November 2022 canola (green line, left column). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Despite declines, signs point to increases for canola

By GFM Network News January 13, 2022

MarketsFarm — Although old-crop canola was falling back midway through the week of Jan. 10, analyst David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg said the oilseed should “grind higher” in weeks to come. “The fundamentals haven’t changed at all — they’re not going to get more canola out of the ground until the fall,” he […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds holding record-large net long position in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 8, 2022

MarketsFarm — Fund traders remain bullish in the canola market, growing their net long position to a new record in the latest Commitment of Traders report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund traders were holding a net long position in ICE Futures canola of 68,140 contracts as of Jan. […] Read more

ICE March 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola strength shows no signs of fading

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts started the new year on a firm footing, with little sign that the ongoing strength will end anytime soon. “Is canola expensive? Yes, but everything is expensive,” said analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm. While canola may look overpriced by some metrics, he noted the high prices were necessary to […] Read more

On the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January canola contract apparently hit a new all-time high. Photo: File

Crops, Markets

Another volatile holiday week for grain markets

By GFM Network News December 31, 2021

MarketsFarm – As trading is most often volatile between Christmas and New Year’s, this week did not disappoint. Canola pretty much ran the gamut, swinging higher one day, falling back the next. During the overnight session that ended on the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January contract apparently hit a new all-time high when […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Hard to say where canola is going

By GFM Network News December 30, 2021

MarketsFarm – There was a first for canola on Dec. 29, in that three contracts exceeded C$1,000 per tonne at the same time. In the sharp upswing during that Wednesday morning on the Intercontinental Exchange, the nearby January, March and May canola contracts respectively reached new highs with the former hitting the daily limit of […] Read more

(Richardson International video screengrab via YouTube)

Canola, Crops

Lethbridge canola crusher workers reject contract offer

UFCW to seek mediation

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 24, 2021

Unionized workers at Richardson International’s oilseed crush plant at Lethbridge, Alta. plan to seek mediation after voting to reject the company’s contract offer. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401, which represents about 140 workers at the Lethbridge plant, said Monday its members had voted 79 per cent to reject the offer. The workers’ […] Read more

ICE March 2022 canola (candlesticks) with November 2022 canola (yellow line, left column). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Holiday canola trading is anyone’s guess

By GFM Network News December 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — The canola trading week starting Tuesday (Dec. 28) will be a short one and Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities said anything can happen. “I don’t know if we’re going to see that with computer trading. Volumes usually lighten up, but nothing is normal in this COVID world,” he cautioned. Canadian markets, including […] Read more

Crops, Markets

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 21, 2021

MarketsFarm –– Updated supply and demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released late Friday, included only minor adjustments to balance sheets for the country’s major crops. The department’s projected ending stocks for wheat and canola were left unchanged from the previous month. Factoring in the official estimates from Statistics Canada, released Dec. 3, […] Read more

This photo was taken September 24, 2021. This canola field near me had way more nice yellow flowers in late September than it did in mid-July. It looked like a decent crop at that time. With no rain in September and very little frost, it dried up for a second time.

Columns, Crops

Les Henry: The Birch effect on our soils in 2021

Microbes had a heyday when the rain came

By Les Henry December 16, 2021

As I watched the 2021 growing season unfold, there came a time when I started to think about the “Birch effect.” Lo and behold, when I went looking for the papers that documented the Birch effect, I stumbled on a piece titled “Fall Soil Sampling: the ‘Birch’ Effect” by Les Henry in the October issue […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures bend under pressure

By GFM Network News December 16, 2021

MarketsFarm — As the speculative longs for ICE Futures canola keep trying to defend their position, trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg said the pressure on canola continued to build. That’s especially so with declines over the last few weeks in Chicago soyoil, Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed, he said. “No one […] Read more

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Varied precipitation as harvest begins

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy and corn bounce off lows as demand stirs

GFM Network News

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U.S. grains: Wheat, soy and corn bounce off lows as demand stirs

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ICE weekly outlook: Despite declines, signs point to increases for canola

Funds holding record-large net long position in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Canola strength shows no signs of fading

Another volatile holiday week for grain markets

ICE weekly outlook: Hard to say where canola is going

Lethbridge canola crusher workers reject contract offer

ICE weekly outlook: Holiday canola trading is anyone’s guess

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

Les Henry: The Birch effect on our soils in 2021

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures bend under pressure

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