Insights and Stories on Canola Futures

Nov. 22, 2017 at 5:25 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola traders may already be looking ahead to the release of Statistics Canada’s next production estimates, as lacklustre trading amid the holiday season leaves investors searching for direction. StatsCan is scheduled to release its final principal field crop report of the year on Dec. […]

By Dave Sims

Nov. 16, 2017 at 7:07 pm CST

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola bounced around within a rather wide range over the course of the week ended Wednesday, but could head higher if it gets help from U.S. soyoil. “The wildcard here is the (soy)bean oil market,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. While […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 1, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continued their steady upward trend during the week ended Wednesday, posting their highest daily settlements since July. Continued strength is possible, but those gains will depend on activity in the Canadian dollar and the U.S. soybean market. “There’s a firm tone in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 26, 2017 at 3:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — “If you build it, they won’t always come” turned out to be the case with ICE Futures Canada’s grain contracts, as they were finally delisted Thursday after years of little to no activity. Milling wheat and durum futures were introduced by ICE Futures Canada in 2012 in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 25, 2017 at 5:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are benefiting from developments down south. The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday imposed antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina and Indonesia. The department claimed the fuel was being sold at prices below market value in the U.S. The move was enough […]

By Dave Sims