Insights and Stories on Canola Futures

Jan. 23, 2019 at 8:35 pm CST

The Canadian dollar and vegetable oil are the main supports for canola contracts on the futures markets, but sluggish exports are holding it back from further gains, said a market analyst. Other than being down on Monday, canola has finished up in five of its last six sessions, according to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 16, 2019 at 7:14 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market is expected to stabilize now as there isn’t really any big news to drive North American oilseed markets. “We don’t have something very dominant for traders to focus on and supplies are pretty comfortable everywhere in the oilseed complex for now… the […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market has hit the winter lull and there isn’t much driving it, according to one trader. “The meal has been a leader to the upside, so that again should help crush margins and it has helped crush margins. But trade has been lacklustre […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market, like its fellow commodity markets, currently sits at the mercy of the U.S. government shutdown, according to one analyst. “It all has to do with the government shutdown in the States. Soybeans keep on rallying, than they lose ground towards the end […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Dec. 21, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

CNS Canada — Fund traders maintained their net short position in ICE Futures canola contracts, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators increased their net short position in canola […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin