Insights and Stories on Canola

At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected

Jul. 20, 2023 at 1:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion […]

At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients

Jul. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Becky Zimmer

ICE weekly outlook: C$900 per tonne in reach for canola

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Net short position nearly gone in canola

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola climbs on weather worries

Jul. 12, 2023 at 3:51 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fund short position hits six-month low in canola

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and put on some new longs. That’s according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. acres surprise, Prairie acres parched

Jul. 7, 2023 at 2:43 pm CDT

New acreage estimates for this year are now out from both Statistics Canada and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, surprising Chicago corn and soybean traders, less so for Canadian canola and wheat market observers. Glacier FarmMedia’s Gord Gilmour and MarketsFarm weather and crops specialist Bruce Burnett discuss those estimates — […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola makes huge move

Jul. 5, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola came out of Canada Day continuing to build on gains made going into the holiday, largely due to spillover from the Chicago soy complex. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday released its planted acres report, which saw soybeans lose four million acres from the 87.5 million […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian canola, wheat area up on the year: StatCan

Jun. 28, 2023 at 12:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers planted more canola than earlier intentions, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Wednesday. Meanwhile, wheat plantings hit their highest level in more than two decades. Total canola plantings were estimated at 22.1 million acres by the government agency, which compares with the 21.6 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Net short drops in canola as funds cover positions

Jun. 26, 2023 at 8:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculative traders were busy covering short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended June 20, taking the net short position in the market to its smallest level in four months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin