Canola creeps higher for third day, market watches Argentina rain

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Published: April 5, 2017

Canola futures rose Wednesday with support from a stronger soy complex and a rebound in palm futures.

Generally it was an up day in the crop markets, except for Minneapolis spring wheat.

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The market was mostly trading weather. Forecasts for rain in Argentina’s soybean area supported the oilseed. The moisture could delay harvesting in that country.

Recent moisture in the U.S. Midwest could slightly delay the start of seeding there.

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We could get some precipitation on the weekend in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and early next week the temperature is forecast to be cooler than normal for a few days.

Otherwise there was little news to trade on.

OUTSIDE MARKETS

Light crude oil nearby futures in New York were up 12 cents to US$51.15 per barrel.

In the afternoon, the Canadian dollar was trading around US74.47 cents, down from 74.61 cents the previous trading day. The U.S. dollar was C$1.3428.

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended down 26.08 points, or 0.17 percent, at 15,642.99.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 41.09 points, or 0.2 percent, at 20,648.15, the S&P 500 lost 7.21 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,352.95 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 34.13 points, or 0.58 percent, to 5,864.48.

 

Winnipeg ICE Futures Canada dollars per tonne

Canola May 2017   489.30   +3.80   +0.78%

Canola Jul 2017   493.70   +4.00   +0.82%

Canola Nov 2017   483.40   +4.50   +0.94%

Canola Jan 2018   486.10   +4.60   +0.96%

Canola Mar 2018   489.60   +5.00   +1.03%

 

Milling Wheat May 2017   227.00   -1.00   -0.44%

Milling Wheat Jul 2017   228.00   -1.00   -0.44%

Milling Wheat Oct 2017   224.00   -1.00   -0.44%

 

Durum Wheat May 2017   273.00   unch   0.00%

Durum Wheat Jul 2017   272.00   unch   0.00%

Durum Wheat Oct 2017   263.00   unch   0.00%

 

Barley May 2017   137.00   unch   0.00%

Barley Jul 2017   138.00   unch   0.00%

Barley Oct 2017   140.00   unch   0.00%

 

American crop prices in cents US/bushel, soybean meal in $US/short ton, soy oil in cents US/pound

 

Chicago

Soybeans May 2017   944.25   +6.50   +0.69%

Soybeans Jul 2017   955.25   +6.75   +0.71%

Soybeans Aug 2017   957.75   +6.50   +0.68%

Soybeans Sep 2017   955.75   +5.75   +0.61%

Soybeans Nov 2017   954.00   +5.00   +0.53%

Soybeans Jan 2018   960.25   +5.25   +0.55%

 

Soybean Meal May 2017   309.80   +1.70   +0.55%

Soybean Meal Jul 2017   312.90   +1.40   +0.45%

Soybean Meal Aug 2017   313.40   +1.20   +0.38%

 

Soybean Oil May 2017   31.83   +0.40   +1.27%

Soybean Oil Jul 2017   32.09   +0.38   +1.20%

Soybean Oil Aug 2017   32.19   +0.38   +1.19%

 

Corn May 2017   364.75   +1.75   +0.48%

Corn Jul 2017   372.50   +1.75   +0.47%

Corn Sep 2017   380.00   +1.75   +0.46%

Corn Dec 2017   389.25   +1.50   +0.39%

Corn Mar 2018   398.50   +1.50   +0.38%

 

Oats May 2017   222.50   -0.25   -0.11%

Oats Jul 2017   219.25   unch   0.00%

Oats Sep 2017   217.50   -0.25   -0.11%

Oats Dec 2017   218.50   -0.25   -0.11%

Oats Mar 2018   225.25   -0.25   -0.11%

 

Wheat May 2017   429.75   +2.75   +0.64%

Wheat Jul 2017   442.50   +2.50   +0.57%

Wheat Sep 2017   456.75   +2.25   +0.50%

Wheat Dec 2017   477.00   +2.00   +0.42%

Wheat Mar 2018   493.75   +2.75   +0.56%

 

Minneapolis

Spring Wheat May 2017   524.50   -2.75   -0.52%

Spring Wheat Jul 2017   532.25   -3.00   -0.56%

Spring Wheat Sep 2017   540.50   -3.00   -0.55%

Spring Wheat Dec 2017   551.50   -2.00   -0.36%

Spring Wheat Mar 2018   562.25   -1.50   -0.27%

 

Kansas City

Hard Red Wheat May 2017   425.00   +3.25   +0.77%

Hard Red Wheat Jul 2017   438.00   +3.50   +0.81%

Hard Red Wheat Sep 2017   454.00   +3.75   +0.83%

Hard Red Wheat Dec 2017   477.50   +3.50   +0.74%

Hard Red Wheat Mar 2018   494.50   +3.00   +0.61%

 

Chicago livestock futures in US¢/pound (rounded to two decimal places)

Live Cattle (P) Apr 2017   118.28   +0.06 +0.05%

Live Cattle (P) Jun 2017   109.42   +0.12   +0.11%

Live Cattle (P) Aug 2017   105.60   +0.07   +0.07%

 

Feeder Cattle (P) Apr 2017   130.52   -0.50   -0.38%

Feeder Cattle (P) May 2017   130.42   +0.12   +0.09%

Feeder Cattle (P) Aug 2017   132.15   +0.03   +0.02%

 

Lean Hogs (P) Apr 2017   63.62   -0.05   -0.08%

Lean Hogs (P) May 2017   68.35   +0.17   +0.25%

Lean Hogs (P) Jun 2017   72.02   +0.05   +0.07%

 

 

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