ICE May 2022 canola (candlesticks, right column) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines) and NYMEX May 2022 WTI crude oil (grey line, left column). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Strong canola market to ‘see both sides of rainbow’

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to their highest levels ever during the week ended Wednesday before running into some profit-taking resistance. Its general uptrend remains intact for the time being, but a downturn is also inevitable. The nearby May canola contract hit a session high of $1,177.80 per tonne on Wednesday, before backing […] Read more



ICE May 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and dark green lines). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola finding plenty of support

MarketsFarm — ICE canola futures climbed to fresh contract highs during the week ended Wednesday, as activity in outside markets and canola’s own tight supply situation provided support. “Outside forces help it, but there are also things unique to the canola market that are supportive,” said David Derwin, commodities investment advisor with PI Financial in […] Read more


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Adjustments minor in latest AAFC crop balance sheets

MarketsFarm — Only minor adjustments to the old- and new-crop balance sheets were reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in their February supply/demand report, released Friday. New-crop production estimates were left unchanged for all of the major grains, oilseeds and pulses, with a return to average yields across the Prairies expected to lead to increased […] Read more




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Corteva CEO bullish on grain, oilseed prices for 2022

Reuters — Corteva expects prices for grains and oilseeds to remain high this year on record demand levels, its CEO said Thursday, following the insecticide and seed company’s upbeat sales outlook a day earlier. Global agriculture demand and prices for crops picked up pace in the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks to economies reopening and […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach seven-month peak

Oil strength, South American crop worries lift soy; CBOT corn up, wheat down

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in seven months on Wednesday on technical buying and as soyoil futures rallied with energy markets and historically high palm oil prices. Concerns about a reduced South American harvest and exports from top soy supplier Brazil offered further support, with strength spilling over into corn […] Read more