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ICE weekly outlook: Canola remains rangebound
Trade predicts even smaller production
MarketsFarm — At least for the foreseeable future, ICE Futures canola is likely to remain rangebound, according to analyst David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The November canola contract […] Read more
Prairie crops downgraded in latest StatsCan estimates
Corn, soybean crops upsized from previous report
MarketsFarm — Drought conditions across Canada’s Prairies cut into yields throughout the region in 2021, with production of most of the major crops downgraded by Statistics Canada in updated crop […] Read more
Canada’s canola production likely to be cut further
MarketsFarm — Barely two weeks after Statistics Canada projected 2021-22 canola production to come in around 14.7 million tonnes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast the Canadian oilseed crop to […] Read more
Canola ending stocks down on year, but beat expectations
StatsCan pegs barley ending stocks at record low
MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks were down sharply at the end of 2020-21 compared to the previous marketing year, but still came out well ahead of trade expectations. Many […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola market awaits harvests, USDA
MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday, although the market remains stuck in a sideways trading pattern overall as participants try […] Read more
Nexera canola seed to come with heat blast insurance
Corteva's 'Heat Advantage' provides coverage on seed purchased by Oct. 29
Farmers can’t prevent canola flowers from aborting in hot weather resulting in lower yields, but one seed company is providing some insurance against it — as part of the price […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures slide, cash prices might not follow
Weakness seen ongoing in soy complex
MarketsFarm — If the October soyoil contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) falls to 55 U.S. cents/lb., it’s likely ICE Futures canola will drop to around $850 per […] Read more
StatsCan confirms Canada’s crop production down in 2021
Corn expected to be lone exception
MarketsFarm — Production of most of Canada’s major grain, oilseed and pulse crops was down substantially in 2021-22, as drought conditions across the Prairies cut into yields, according to preliminary […] Read more
Smaller crops anticipated in looming StatsCan report
Survey-based data due out Monday
MarketsFarm — Heat and drought across Western Canada during the summer of 2021 seriously cut into the country’s crop production, raising traders’ expectations for reduced yields across the board when […] Read more
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