Insights and Stories on Canola

More canola, less wheat expected ahead of StatsCan report

Apr. 23, 2021 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are seen as likely to plant more canola and barley and less wheat this spring, as market participants await the first survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada on Tuesday to confirm the extent of that shift. “Canola will gain acres and wheat will lose acres,” said MarketsFarm […]

Cargill to crush canola at Regina

Apr. 22, 2021 at 8:17 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s uptrend still intact

Apr. 21, 2021 at 8:48 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Slight adjustments in AAFC’s April supply/demand report

Apr. 20, 2021 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain, oilseed exports at strong pace

Apr. 16, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: For canola, the only certainty is volatility

Apr. 14, 2021 at 8:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After starting this week with losses, canola bounced back with back-to-back gains, raising prices by more than $20 per tonne for old-crop after falling back $4-$5 on Monday. Errol Anderson, an analyst with ProMarket Communications in Calgary, emphasized there will be a good amount of volatility in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola fundamentals still strong in volatile market

Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with the largest gains in the old-crop months amid ongoing concerns over tight supplies. Day-to-day activity could remain volatile at times, but underlying fundamentals should remain supportive heading into the 2021 growing season, according to an analyst. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Japan increases demand for canola

Apr. 5, 2021 at 5:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Japan has continued to generate an increased demand for canola, according to Daisuke Sasatani, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché in Tokyo. Sasatani said approximately 98 per cent of Japan’s canola imports are from Canada, while Australia supplies the remainder. The attaché estimated Japan’s canola imports in […]

By MarketsFarm Team

ICE weekly outlook: USDA reports could spur record canola acres

Apr. 1, 2021 at 4:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After May and July canola contracts took hefty hits over the past the week, they skyrocketed to close out the calendar month following a pair of reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department on Wednesday issued its first survey-based prospective planting report for 2021, which […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Health Canada steps back from bans on two neonics

Mar. 31, 2021 at 7:51 pm CDT

A federal proposal to protect aquatic insect habitat by cancelling all registered outdoor uses for two popular ag insecticides has been walked back in a major way. Health Canada on Wednesday announced its special review decisions on the risks to aquatic bug life from the use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, […]

By Dave Bedard