Insights and Stories on Canola

ICE weekly outlook: China worries keep market trending down

Mar. 6, 2019 at 3:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canola futures on the ICE Futures U.S. platform dropped sharply during the week ended Wednesday, hitting their lowest levels in 2-1/2 years. Concerns over declining Chinese demand sparked the latest selloff in canola amid news that the major canola-buying country had blocked shipments from Canada’s Richardson International. Canadian […]

Richardson disputes China claim of ‘hazardous pests’ in canola

Mar. 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm CST

By ben-blanchard Tom Polansek

China’s block on canola seen as blowback from diplomatic spat

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

China blocks some Richardson canola shipments

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:33 am CST

By Dominique Patton Rod Nickel

ICE weekly outlook: More losses likely for soft canola

Feb. 27, 2019 at 7:27 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Input Capital to consider company sale, merger, cannabis

Feb. 27, 2019 at 12:14 pm CST

Possible options including a sale, merger or moving into the cannabis business are now on the table for “commodity streaming” canola firm Input Capital Corp. Regina-based Input, which trades publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange, announced Wednesday its board has launched a “comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder […]

By GFM Staff

DowDuPont’s Corteva arm buys Clearfield canola system

Feb. 20, 2019 at 8:23 pm CST

On the market since last summer, BASF’s herbicide-tolerant, non-GMO Clearfield canola business in Canada and the U.S. has landed at the door of Corteva Agriscience. Corteva, the merged seed and chemical business of Dow and DuPont, announced Wednesday it has closed a deal to buy the Clearfield system, including its […]

By GFM Staff

ICE weekly outlook: Oversold canola still fundamentally bearish

Feb. 20, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

ICE canola futures are starting to look oversold after falling contract lows during the week ended Wednesday. While a short-term technical correction is possible, the underlying fundamentals remain bearish. “Canola might be a little bit short-term oversold,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Signs that exports were perking […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola grinding lower

Feb. 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm CST

ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively steady during the week ended Wednesday, with a softer tone in old-crop contracts and strength in new-crop months. The general trend is likely pointed lower in the near future, with any developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China likely to provide some […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers advised to price some new crop

Feb. 6, 2019 at 10:11 pm CST

ICE Futures canola contracts held within a narrow trading range during the week ended Wednesday, as participants await fresh market-moving news. While the sideways trading range could persist in the near term, an analyst said new-crop futures were at decent levels and encouraged farmers to do some forward pricing. The […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin