Insights and Stories on Canola

Farmer and activist Percy Schmeiser, 89

Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:38 pm CDT

Funeral services are to be held and livestreamed Saturday for Prairie farmer, businessman and activist Percy Schmeiser, best known for his ultimately unsuccessful court battles with the company behind Roundup Ready canola. Schmeiser, who farmed at Bruno, Sask., about 90 km east of Saskatoon, died Tuesday at age 89. According […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola firm at midweek

Oct. 14, 2020 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Demand-pull’ environment supports canola

Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. oil refiners press on renewable diesel for Canadian market

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:20 am CDT

By Laura Sanicola Rod Nickel

Wheat, canola exports ahead of year-ago pace

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Funds still holding large net long position in canola

Oct. 2, 2020 at 5:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Funds’ net long position in canola remained large during the week ended Tuesday, with only small adjustments in the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund traders, as of Tuesday, were holding a net long position in ICE […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived from two new reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report on grain stocks as of Sept. 1 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AAFC lowers wheat carryout estimate, raises canola

Sep. 25, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Updated supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada call for tighter wheat carryout for the 2020-21 crop year than previous forecast — and more canola. Tursday’s report provides the first adjusted balance sheet estimates from the government agency that account for the latest production numbers from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada not benefiting from CETA, Bibeau says

Sep. 25, 2020 at 7:39 pm CDT

Canada is not benefiting from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union (EU), federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau grants. Expected to spur $1.5 billion in new agri-food exports, the free trade deal has fallen short of those targets since its implementation in 2017. In a letter […]

By D.C. Fraser

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs off two-year highs

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have shown weakness in recent trading sessions, after hitting two-year highs last week. The November canola contract, which closed Sept. 16 at $530.20 per tonne, has since lost over $10, closing Wednesday at $519.60. “Last week when canola moved up very strongly, it just […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm