Winnipeg canola futures fell Wednesday on technical weakness and a strong Canadian dollar.
Canola, which had been following soybeans down over the past few days, diverged from the Chicago contract that snapped a four-day losing streak.
Crush margins are weaker because of the stronger loonie and weaker oil and meal values.
The market also digested news released late Tuesday that an ADM crushing plant at Windsor, Ont., is now on a U.S. watch list because of salmonella problems.
January canola closed at $395.90 per tonne, down $1.50 from the previous day on 2,277 trades.
March canola fell to $401.10 on 9,925 trades.
The May contract closed at $407.20, down $3.20 on 264 trades.
The Bank of Canada reported at noon the Canadian dollar was worth 95.46 cents US, up from $94.73 cents the day before.
The American dollar was worth $1.0476 Cdn.
Winnipeg January barley was down $1 to $156 per tonne on 55 trades. March rose $1 to $156 with no trade.
Chicago January soybeans rose 10.25 cents to $10.0125 per bushel, pushed higher by strong weekly crush statistics and rallying crude oil prices.
