Insights and Stories on Canola

Mar. 30, 2016 at 6:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts advanced during the week ended Wednesday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar and solid support from vegetable oil pushed prices higher. The front-month May contract started the period below technical resistance but soon climbed above $470 per tonne and at one point […]

By Dave Sims

Mar. 29, 2016 at 10:57 am CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– China has delayed implementing a tougher standard on Canadian canola shipments, just days before it was to take effect, as a result of talks between the two countries, a Chinese government spokesperson said. China’s new standard for foreign material in canola shipments will take effect Sept. […]

By Rod Nickel

Mar. 28, 2016 at 3:36 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Canada and China are in talks about Beijing’s plans to toughen its standard on Canadian canola imports, an industry official said on Monday, just days before the change takes effect. China’s quarantine authority, AQSIQ, notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last month that it would […]

By Rod Nickel

Mar. 23, 2016 at 5:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts hit some of their best levels in a month during the week ended Wednesday, but appear to have run into resistance from a chart standpoint as the near-term outlook shifts sideways. The May contract hit a session high of $476 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 18, 2016 at 3:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian canola processors are running at close to full capacity, despite any softness in crush margins, with the weekly crush hitting its largest level ever, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). The weekly canola crush hit 188,081 tonnes during the week […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin