Insights and Stories on Canola

Mar. 15, 2019 at 6:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were active in the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Tuesday, adding to their large net short position, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 13, 2019 at 3:39 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE canola futures are in trouble for a number of reasons, according to Exceed Grain senior marketing analyst Wayne Palmer. “We’re in a lot of trouble unless Trump signs this deal with China,” he said. Reports have stated the U.S. and China will sign a trade agreement at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 8, 2019 at 7:07 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their net short position in ICE Futures canola contracts during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). After being delayed by the U.S. government shutdown, the CFTC was finally […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 8, 2019 at 1:20 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China on Friday raised its forecast for soybean imports during the 2018-19 crop year to 85 million tonnes, up from 83.65 million in last month’s outlook, after the country’s customs agency suspended some imports of rival oilseed canola. China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs said […]

By Reuters

Mar. 7, 2019 at 8:41 am CST

Montreal — The Canadian government is working hard to reopen Richardson International’s Canadian canola markets in China, says Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs. “We’re working closely with Canadian farmers and Canadian industry,” Freeland said in a brief interview after speaking at the Canadian Crops Convention (CCC) here Wednesday. […]

By Allan Dawson