Insights and Stories on Crush Margins

Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to fresh contract highs during the first week of April, but ran into profit-taking resistance and could be due for more losses as the market looks overpriced. “We’re starting to see canola give back some of the extra premium it’s been putting on,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday before uncovering some support, as the commodity remained stuck in a range after trending higher for most of the past year. “Canola is caught in a rangebound, consolidation phase,” said MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. The relative […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As canola and other ag commodities made strong gains over the last week, there was something a little strange about them, according to Winnipeg-based trader Bill Craddock. Crush margins, he said, follow prices for edible oils and meal, as well as the Canadian dollar. It’s all part of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 25, 2020 at 12:28 am CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian oilseed crushers set a new monthly record for processing canola in December 2019, crushing 899,301 tonnes of the crop during the month, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The crush pace was up by 70,000 tonnes from November and compares with the previous record of […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Jan. 12, 2020 at 9:07 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canada’s ongoing diplomatic dispute with China may be slowing canola exports, but the strong pace of the domestic crush is more than making up for any shortfall in international business. The Canadian Grain Commission reported total domestic disappearance of canola during the crop-year-to-date of just over 4.8 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin