CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts advanced during the week ended Wednesday, on the back of currency action that made the commodity more desirable to international buyers. “This Canadian dollar has really helped out exports to China, Japan, Pakistan and Mexico,” said Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg. The loonie continued to […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola posts gains as loonie plunges
ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in sideways range
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted small losses during the week ended Wednesday, but remained rangebound overall. That sideways activity is expected to continue over the next month or so, as large supplies and increased farmer selling, on the one side, is countered by solid end-user demand and the weaker Canadian dollar. […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola still rangebound on charts
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts broke above major resistance levels this week, hitting levels not seen since August. However, as they say, what comes up must come down — and prices were well off of those highs by Tuesday’s close, bringing the market back within its long-standing trading range. The most active […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola seesaws with StatsCan report
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted modest losses for the week ended Wednesday, with the January contract falling slightly below the key technical benchmark of $470 per tonne. Still, at least one analyst said he thinks canola is well positioned to climb higher. A bearish Statistics Canada report on Friday pegged canola […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching currency markets
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but further gains may be hard to come by without more support from the currency markets. “We’ve been held up here by the weaker Canadian dollar,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian office for Swiss-based GAP S.A. Grains and […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound amid bearish tone
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts eked out minor gains for the week ended Wednesday. The increase, however minimal, may have come as welcome relief to a market caught in the grip of large global oilseed supplies for several weeks. “Canola will hang in here until there is a bullish sentiment that can […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Nearby canola trending lower
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mixed during the week ended Wednesday, with the nearby January contract hitting its weakest levels in two months, but the more deferred positions seeing some relative strength as the intermonth spreads saw some adjustment. Traders increased their net short positions in the front month from about […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops below range
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished the week ended Tuesday below their recent range, pressured there by a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report that sent grain and oilseed markets tumbling across North America. “Technically the chart looks like it is breaking down, we’re underneath the 50-day moving average in the January […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Bounce possible for rangebound canola
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, but could be due for a move higher if the market follows its typical seasonal patterns. The November canola contract has trended sideways over the past month, with prices ranging from $460 to $480 per tonne. That price range is […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola can’t crack resistance
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures ended slightly higher for the week ended Wednesday. All of the contracts eked out minor gains, but it was largely seen as a frustrating session for the near-term November contract, which again failed to settle above its technical resistance point of $480 per tonne. Funds largely pushed […] Read more
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