Insights and Stories on Canola

Assure herbicide’s active ingredient under new ownership

Jan. 7, 2019 at 4:50 am CST

Now being put to work in Enlist corn, the active ingredient in Assure II herbicide has a new owner. California-based American Vanguard Corp., the owner of ag chemical producer Amvac Chemical, announced Thursday it has bought the quizalofop-p-ethyl (QPE) product line of herbicides from DowDuPont’s ag division, Corteva Agriscience, for […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Canola fund short position holds steady

Dec. 21, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady heading into 2019

Dec. 19, 2018 at 5:07 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

Dec. 18, 2018 at 5:58 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Canola funds reduce net short position

Dec. 14, 2018 at 5:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Fund traders lowered their net short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators decreased their […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Cheaper canola could stir up export interest

Dec. 12, 2018 at 6:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market has seen contracts become cheaper of late, which could lead to an increase in demand — but the market is also still closely following the ongoing saga between China and the U.S. “Everybody’s just waiting for some kind of news regarding China […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Funds reduce short position in canola

Dec. 12, 2018 at 2:07 am CST

CNS Canada — Fund traders lowered their net short positions in ICE canola futures during the week ended Dec. 4, 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 reportable speculators decreased their […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola Council resets course for ‘efficiencies’

Dec. 10, 2018 at 8:39 pm CST

Facing new limits on available funding, Canada’s canola value chain organization plans to refocus its work on its “core strengths” and collaborate with other players. The Canola Council of Canada on Wednesday announced a revised work plan, coming out of a “priorities review” undertaken after one of Canada’s biggest grain […]

By GFM Staff

ICE weekly outlook: Firm canola has limited upside

Dec. 6, 2018 at 7:40 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola futures on the ICE Futures platform moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as the market corrected off of the lows hit in late November. Gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and a smaller 2018 Canadian canola crop contributed to the advances, although values may […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin