Insights and Stories on Canola

Canola crushers running at full steam

Jan. 6, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers showed no signs of slowing down their record pace over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with the weekly crush topping 200,000 tonnes for only the second time ever. The canola crush during the week ended Wednesday came in at 200,294 tonnes, according to […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in downward trend

Jan. 4, 2017 at 5:42 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Oilseed processors applaud House Transport Committee’s call for extended interswitching limits

Dec. 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm CST

By Staff

ICE weekly outlook: Canola chops around waiting for New Year

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:20 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Canadian canola exports picking up

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola to notch lower in holiday trade

Dec. 14, 2016 at 8:17 pm CST

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are likely to edge lower, short-term, in sluggish holiday trading. “It’s just kind of a quieter time of year for fundamental news, so you’re just kind of taking direction from outside markets,” said Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Canola prices will […]

By Jade Markus

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

Dec. 7, 2016 at 5:43 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola futures have trended higher in the most active nearby contracts in recent weeks, but still remain underpriced compared to soybeans. From a chart perspective, ICE Futures Canada’s January contract is trading at the highest levels for the front month in two and a half years. However, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Focus on quality, not quantity following StatsCan report

Dec. 6, 2016 at 6:55 pm CST

CNS Canada –– This year’s Canadian wheat production was up considerably from last year, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada — but the quality of that crop remains questionable. All-wheat production (spring, winter and durum wheat combined) was pegged at 31.7 million tonnes in 2016-17, which compares with 27.6 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

Dec. 1, 2016 at 7:50 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood wintry weather that stalled the autumn harvest, and production topped last year’s output, according to Reuters’ industry survey of 13 analysts and traders. Statistics Canada on Tuesday will issue its final crop production estimates for the 2016-17 marketing year. The […]

By Rod Nickel

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers look for rallies

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — As the last remaining days of harvest tick down, farmers are beginning to look for rallies to sell into, according to an analyst in the market. “The farmer continues to struggle out there, but seems content to sell into the rallies. I don’t think they’re selling into […]

By Dave Sims