Insights and Stories on Canola

Pod shatter resistant canola to put swathers out to pasture

Oct. 18, 2019 at 10:13 am CDT

Western Canadian farmers have adopted pod shatter reduction canola faster than expected — and industry officials predict the innovation, which is as much about harvest flexibility as straight cutting, will soon be on almost every acre. “InVigor (canola from BASF), which is on more than half of the acres in […]

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

Oct. 17, 2019 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:33 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

Oct. 15, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Fund traders back away from bearish bets in grains, oilseeds

Oct. 15, 2019 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: More than weather behind canola uptrend

Oct. 9, 2019 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola’s sharp rise over the last week can be attributed not only to poor weather on the Prairies, but to other factors as well, according to MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. For seven straight trading sessions, canola bids have climbed, from $445.60 per tonne at the close of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canola breaks out of sideways range, uptrend slowing

Oct. 7, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola broke out of a long standing sideways trading range during the first week of October, but could be running out of steam to the upside from a technical standpoint. The nearby November contract had held within a $15 range between $440 and $455 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Funds hold steady in canola

Oct. 7, 2019 at 3:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders in the U.S. were busy covering short positions and putting on fresh longs in the soybean and corn markets during the week ended Oct. 1. Meanwhile, the net fund short position in canola held relatively steady, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola shipments boost Thunder Bay port activity

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Cargo movement through the Port of Thunder Bay is running ahead of the previous year’s pace, with some of the extra movement tied to increased canola exports to Europe, according to the latest data from the port authority. Total cargo movement in September of 1.1 million tonnes compares […]

By MarketsFarm Team

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An unwelcomed early winter storm sent ICE Futures canola contracts higher during the week ended Wednesday, but it will take outside support to sustain a rally, according to industry participants. Snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan and cool and wet conditions in Manitoba slowed harvest operations during the week, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin