Insights and Stories on Canola

ICE weekly outlook: Benign weather weighs on canola

Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts were seeing choppy activity in mid-July but were under pressure overall, closing at their weakest levels in six months on Wednesday. Relatively favourable Prairie weather, speculative long-liquidation, and pressure from outside markets all weighed on values with more losses likely if no weather concerns […]

Good ratings seen for Manitoba’s spring wheat, canola

Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:53 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on canola prices jumping higher

Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canola funds’ position shifts to net short

Jul. 8, 2022 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola selloff shows signs of slowing

Jul. 6, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola plantings are projected to come in above earlier expectations but would still be well below what was seeded to the crop in 2021, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Tuesday. Meanwhile, wheat area in the country is forecast at its highest level in […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Flea beetles an issue in parts of Saskatchewan

Jul. 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Delays to spring seeding in some regions of Saskatchewan, such as the northeast, have opened the door for infestations of flea beetles, according to provincial pest management specialist James Tansey. Canola crops that were planted later than normal are suffering from flea beetles, he said. Extremely late-seeded canola […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

BASF pegs InVigor canola woes

Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:22 pm CDT

BASF says they are aware of the issues farmers are seeing in some of their canola varieties. A statement from the company, released in mid-June, noted that some InVigor hybrids “may be encountering various challenges that could be hindering crop establishment this season.” The issue had been noted in “select […]

By Alexis Stockford

Crop conditions in Alberta see remarkable turnaround

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the heydays of summer approach, Alberta reported that its crops were in good shape. The crop report placed all crops in the province at 75 per cent good to excellent, slightly above the five-year average. The rains throughout June were credited with the turnaround, but overall growth […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: The larger picture behind drop in canola

Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:50 am CDT

MarketsFarm – While the declines in canola prices can be partially attributed to the lack of major weather concerns on the Canadian Prairies and the early development of this year’s crop, an analyst said the main reason is on a grander scale. “The major one is the overall drop in […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm