Insights and Stories on Oilseeds

Mar. 26, 2019 at 11:13 am CDT

Beijing/Ottawa | Reuters — China expanded its ban on Canadian canola seed imports on Tuesday to include shipments from Viterra, the latest development in a wider trade dispute between the two countries. Viterra is the second canola exporter to have its registration cancelled, after Beijing halted shipments from top exporter […]

By Dominique Patton, Julie Gordon

Mar. 1, 2019 at 12:34 pm CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff  With large quantities of organic feed grains in the commercial pipeline, prices have become soft, according to several participants. “There’s a fair bit of feed quality grain out there keeping that margin down,” said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada Corp, adding this has […]

By OrganicBiz

Feb. 27, 2019 at 7:27 pm CST

ICE canola futures fell to fresh contract lows during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses with little supportive news on the horizon. “Unfortunately the technicals and fundamentals are tremendously bearish,” said analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain Marketing, adding “fresh contract lows breed fresh contract […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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