Canola futures limped out of August at less than $420 per tonne for November futures, representing a $20-something loss of value over the month.
December spring wheat futures opened and closed the month just beneath the $6.30 per bushel level, although they spent some of the month below $6.20 before recovering some strength, and after having surged in early August to above $6.50.
Oats saw a nice trending higher, with a rise from a base of $3.30 to apparent support at $3.42.
All in all, the month was not as explosive as some expected, except in old crop months that got exciting as positions closed.
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Recent sessions have been quiet with no new news and many traders absent able to provoke much reaction in prices.
Most North American crops look good, as do those in the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, and traders are keen to see actual yields when harvest goes into full swing in coming days.
Until then the markets seem comfortable assuming adequate supplies of almost everything are coming into the system soon.
Late Friday the S & P 500 was just shy of 2,000 and the Dow 30 at 1,764.
Economics and earnings news was mixed.
Winnipeg ICE Futures Canada dollars per tonne
Canola Nov 2014 419.80 -5.40 -1.27%
Canola Jan 2015 425.80 -5.20 -1.21%
Canola Mar 2015 431.20 -4.90 -1.12%
Canola May 2015 433.60 -4.40 -1.00%
Canola Jul 2015 434.40 -3.90 -0.89%
Milling Wheat Oct 2014 205.00 unch 0.00%
Milling Wheat Mar 2015 219.00 unch 0.00%
Durum Wheat Oct 2014 250.00 unch 0.00%
Durum Wheat Dec 2014 256.00 unch 0.00%
Durum Wheat Mar 2015 257.00 unch 0.00%
Barley Oct 2014 125.00 unch 0.00%
Barley Dec 2014 127.00 unch 0.00%
Barley Mar 2015 128.00 unch 0.00%
American crop prices in cents US/bushel, soybean meal in $US/short ton, soy oil in cents US/pound
Chicago
Soybeans Sep 2014 1089.5 +15.75 +1.47%
Soybeans Nov 2014 1024.25 -4.5 -0.44%
Soybeans Jan 2015 1032.5 -4 -0.39%
Soybeans Mar 2015 1040.5 -3.25 -0.31%
Soybeans May 2015 1046.25 -4 -0.38%
Soybeans Jul 2015 1050.25 -4.5 -0.43%
Soybean Meal Sep 2014 439.5 +6.3 +1.45%
Soybean Meal Oct 2014 363.1 +0.2 +0.06%
Soybean Meal Dec 2014 350.7 +2.1 +0.60%
Soybean Oil Sep 2014 32.04 -0.6 -1.84%
Soybean Oil Oct 2014 32.01 -0.66 -2.02%
Soybean Oil Dec 2014 32.14 -0.65 -1.98%
Corn Sep 2014 359 -2.75 -0.76%
Corn Dec 2014 364.75 -4.5 -1.22%
Corn Mar 2015 377.75 -4.5 -1.18%
Corn May 2015 386 -4.5 -1.15%
Corn Jul 2015 392.75 -4.25 -1.07%
Oats Sep 2014 362.25 +1.25 +0.35%
Oats Mar 2015 328.25 +0.25 +0.08%
Oats May 2015 320.75 +0.25 +0.08%
Oats Jul 2015 317.75 +0.25 +0.08%
Wheat Sep 2014 550.25 -6.25 -1.12%
Wheat Dec 2014 563.5 -8.25 -1.44%
Wheat Mar 2015 582.5 -8.75 -1.48%
Wheat May 2015 592.25 -8.5 -1.41%
Wheat Jul 2015 599.25 -6 -0.99%
Minneapolis
Spring Wheat Sep 2014 615 +3 +0.49%
Spring Wheat Dec 2014 629.75 -2.25 -0.36%
Spring Wheat Mar 2015 643 -2 -0.31%
Spring Wheat May 2015 652.75 -1.25 -0.19%
Spring Wheat Jul 2015 660 -1.25 -0.19%
Kansas City
Hard Red Wheat Sep 2014 626.25 -8.75 -1.38%
Hard Red Wheat Dec 2014 642.75 -2 -0.31%
Hard Red Wheat Mar 2015 651.5 -1.75 -0.27%
Hard Red Wheat May 2015 655.5 -1 -0.15%
Hard Red Wheat Jul 2015 646 +0.5 +0.08%
Light crude oil nearby futures in New York rose $1.41 at $95.96 US per barrel.
The Canadian dollar at noon was 92.10 cents US, down from 92.11 cents the previous trading day. The U.S. dollar at noon was $1.0858 Cdn.
