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Canola Markets

ICE Weekly: No end to July canola’s rise: trader

May. 21, 2025 at 3:09 pm CDT

A Winnipeg-based trader is very bullish on July canola, due to depleted stocks and ongoing export demand.

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CBOT Weekly: Coming weeks to see stronger soybean, corn prices

May. 21, 2025 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon

May. 20, 2025 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points

May. 20, 2025 at 11:50 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat stumbles on improved harvest prospects; soy steadies

May. 16, 2025 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CWRS bids weaken, but basis improves

May. 16, 2025 at 3:05 pm CDT

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended May 15, as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. However, weakness in the Canadian dollar was supportive and basis levels improved.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil

May. 15, 2025 at 3:02 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still in demand at feedlots

May. 15, 2025 at 11:54 am CDT

Feed barley is still in demand at feedlots in Lethbridge, but prices will remain steady for the time being, according to a Saskatoon-area trader.

By Adam Peleshaty

A tractor and seeder backlit by the spring sun.

Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan

May. 15, 2025 at 11:47 am CDT

Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE canola weekly outlook: Biofuel optimism provides boost

May. 14, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

ICE Futures canola contracts climbed higher during the week ended May 14, hitting their best levels in 18 months as proposed changes to biofuel policies in the United States lent support.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin