MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market has trended higher for the past five months and showed no signs of slowing down in mid-November, with prices hitting fresh contract highs on a number of days. January canola hit a session high of $571.40 per tonne, and settled Wednesday at $569.40. Aside from a brief blip […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola still climbing, watching beans
ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola market watches harvest
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts remained pointed higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of their best levels in two years. However, its upside may be limited as harvest picks up over the next month. “Canola could go a little higher, but we’re probably pushing upper ranges for now until we have more […] Read more
U.S. investor to buy Prairie canola ‘streaming’ firm
All-cash deal offers $97.5 million for Input Capital
A U.S. investor has stepped forward with an all-cash bid for the Regina company that brought “streaming” to the Prairie canola marketing business. Input Capital, which in February last year began to review options such as a sale or merger to “enhance shareholder value,” said Wednesday it has a deal to sell all of itself […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now
MarketsFarm — Expect the canola market, along with other grains and oilseeds, to remain volatile for the time being, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “A lot of the markets right now are extremely erratic because of the coronavirus. I think it’s being blown out of proportion, but it is what it is,” […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing
MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low of $455 per tonne on […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain rangebound overall awaiting some fresh market-moving news. Some direction could come from the U.S. soybean complex, as the ongoing back-and-forth of trade talks with China could see some actual movement ahead of a Dec. 15 deadline that will see the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola still pressured by soybeans, rangebound
MarketsFarm — The trench in which ICE Futures January canola now finds itself is expected to hold firm, according to Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “We’re developing a range for the January contract that might hold up for a while, around $455-$467 roughly,” he said. “We could kick up and down in that […] Read more
Fund traders still bearish on canola as open interest falls
Commodity fund traders were back on the sell side in canola and corn during the week ended Oct. 22, but added to their net long position in soybeans, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola vulnerable to losses
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and may have more room to the downside, despite persistent harvest delays across Western Canada. “Overall, we’re still rangebound, but we’re going to the lower part of the trading window,” said analyst Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary. “Canola is […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound
MarketsFarm — One canola trader wouldn’t go so far as to calling the canola market lifeless, but it has remained rangebound for most of the week. That’s mainly due to pressure from harvest activity, which has carried on at an impressive pace on the Canadian Prairies despite being mired with difficult weather conditions. “I’ve talked […] Read more
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