ICE weekly outlook: Canola sliding lower

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have trended lower for the past month and still have some more room to the downside heading into the New Year, according to an analyst. “I think we’ll go lower,” said Errol Anderson, of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, citing a number of bearish factors. Activity in the […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola holds rangebound with bearish StatsCan data

CNS Canada — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada complex stayed mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, even as sharp fluctuations in the Canadian dollar and a bearish Statistics Canada report impacted the market. StatsCan on Wednesday released its final production estimates of the year, projecting canola production in 2017-18 at 21.3 million […] Read more


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Canola stocks look less tight in StatsCan report

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers grew a record amount of canola in 2017, despite weather concerns, according to updated production estimates on Wednesday from Statistics Canada. The agency pegged production in 2017-18 at 21.3 million tonnes, up from the September estimate of 19.7 million and last year’s total of 19.6 million. The rise in production […] Read more



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ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures wait on report

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola traders may already be looking ahead to the release of Statistics Canada’s next production estimates, as lacklustre trading amid the holiday season leaves investors searching for direction. StatsCan is scheduled to release its final principal field crop report of the year on Dec. 6. The report is usually […] Read more



ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending higher

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continued their steady upward trend during the week ended Wednesday, posting their highest daily settlements since July. Continued strength is possible, but those gains will depend on activity in the Canadian dollar and the U.S. soybean market. “There’s a firm tone in canola,” said Errol Anderson of […] Read more