Insights and Stories on Canola

May. 3, 2019 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola seed sales to China remain at a standstill with little fresh news to report, according to a Canola Council of Canada briefing to farmers held Friday morning together with federal International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. However, efforts on a number of fronts are ongoing, as Canada […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 1, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola prices fell to their lowest levels since 2014 during the week ended Wednesday, as bearish technical signals and a lack of progress on trade relations with China weighed on values. While a short-covering correction is possible, the underlying fundamentals also remain bearish. Speculators adding to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 1, 2019 at 2:01 pm CDT

The federal Advance Payments Program’s loan limits and interest-free portions will be raised and the deadline for AgriStability enrolment extended in a bid to help Canadian canola growers with cash flow. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr on Wednesday announced the expansions and extensions along […]

By GFM Staff

Apr. 30, 2019 at 7:57 pm CDT

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Ottawa would soon announce help for canola farmers hurt by a China ban on imports of the oilseed but brushed off calls to pull funding for a Chinese-led investment bank. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic […]

By David Ljunggren, Rod Nickel

Apr. 26, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculators added to their large net short position in ICE Futures canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money and other reportable speculators had a net short position of 58,004 contracts […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin