CNS Canada — Canola crush margins in Western Canada are at about half the level as seen at the same point a year ago. As of Monday, the Canola Board Crush Margin calculated by ICE Futures Canada was about $56 above the November contract, which compares with levels a month ago of roughly $71. At […] Read more
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Canola crush margins half of year-ago level
Canadian canola crush sets new weekly record
Canada’s canola crush hit a new weekly record during the week ended Wednesday, with processors across the country operating at nearly full capacity. The canola crush during the week ended March 22 came in at 208,268 tonnes, according to the most recent Canadian Oilseed Processors Association report. That puts the crush capacity utilization for the […] Read more
Canola crush margins continue downward slide
CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have continued their downward slide, falling to their lowest levels in 10 months over the past week. As of Friday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $86 above the March contract, which compares with levels a month ago of roughly $126. Crush […] Read more
Canola crush margins tumble
CNS Canada — Canola crush margins dropped by more than $30 per tonne over the past two weeks, which may be putting a damper on end-user demand. As of Thursday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $100 above the March contract, which compares with levels only two weeks […] Read more
Canola crushers running at full steam
CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers showed no signs of slowing down their record pace over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with the weekly crush topping 200,000 tonnes for only the second time ever. The canola crush during the week ended Wednesday came in at 200,294 tonnes, according to the most recent Canadian Oilseed […] Read more
Canola crush hits new weekly record
CNS Canada — Canadian canola crushers hit a new weekly record during the second week of November, processing more than 200,000 tonnes of canola for the first time ever. The canola crush during the week ended Wednesday came in at 203,951 tonnes, according to the most recent Canadian Oilseed Processors Association report. The previous record […] Read more
Canola crush running close to full capacity
CNS Canada — Canadian canola processors are running at close to full capacity, with a near record weekly crush posted during the week ended Wednesday. The weekly canola crush, during the week ending Sept. 21, hit 190,623 tonnes — the second largest on record, according to Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) data. Crushers were operating […] Read more
Wide canola crush margins show no sign of narrowing
CNS Canada –– Canola crush margins remain very wide, and are showing no signs of narrowing back in. As of Friday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $130 above the November contract, which compares with levels at the same time a year ago of $58. Crush margins provide […] Read more
Canola crush margins at best levels of year
CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have improved considerably over the past few weeks, to sit at some of their best levels of the past year. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also factoring into the equation. As […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks set to stay above $500
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts don’t appear to be in much danger of falling below the $500 per tonne level anytime soon. Both front-month contracts spent much of the week ended Wednesday hanging around the $520 mark. Surging action from the U.S. soy complex has kept canola supported, even on days when […] Read more
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