The trade optimism that carried beans higher turned and shoveled them into the pit today, where they traded away. And with them, canola was sure to follow.
The optimism did find a new home on equities, sending the Dow 213 points higher.
November soybean futures on Chicago fell 2.5 US cents to US$8.73 per bushel. ICE canola was down as harvest closed for the season and producer deliveries rose, effectively filling the system. Canola finished at C$475.30, down $2.90 on November trade. Stretching out into 2019, March was off $3.20 at $489.90. From outward appearance the market for canola remains bears’ domain as long positions were dropped in favour of shorts.
The USDA crop progress report indicates that 77 percent of the American corn crop has now been harvested, up from 63 percent from last week and well ahead of last year’s pace of 70. This Thursday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand reporting will firm up American harvest numbers and global estimates.
American wheat bids improved and that brought up Canadian numbers. Western Canadian elevator bids on PDQ were up about $4 per tonne to range between $250 and $270 per tonne, depending on the delivery point.
Durum showed some signs of life, ranging from $211 per tonne in southwestern Saskatchewan to $222 in western Manitoba.
U.S. wheat continues to improve, despite a softer day on Monday’s markets, likely in response to slightly lower shipping that the trade had expected. Minneapolis spring wheat was up slightly to US$581-40.
| Name / Contract | High | Low | Last | Change | Settlement |
| Canola Nov 2018 (updated 2:13AM(CST) on 11/3/2018) | 478.20 | 478.20 | 478.20 | -4.30 | 475.30 |
| Canola Jan 2019 (updated 2:13AM(CST) on 11/3/2018) | 492.50 | 484.50 | 485.30 | -4.30 | 482.40 |
| Canola Mar 2019 (updated 2:13AM(CST) on 11/3/2018) | 499.40 | 492.30 | 493.10 | -3.80 | 489.90 |
| Canola May 2019 (updated 2:13AM(CST) on 11/3/2018) | 506.30 | 499.70 | 500.50 | -3.80 | 497.20 |
| Canola Jul 2019 (updated 2:13AM(CST) on 11/3/2018) | 509.50 | 504.20 | 504.50 | -3.20 | 501.20 |
| Soybeans Nov 2018 | 888.50 | 866.50 | 875.25 | 6.25 | 873.00 |
| Soybeans Jan 2019 | 900.75 | 878.75 | 887.75 | 5.75 | 885.75 |
| Soybeans Mar 2019 | 912.25 | 891.25 | 900.00 | 5.75 | 898.25 |
| Soybeans May 2019 | 925.25 | 904.50 | 913.50 | 5.75 | 911.50 |
| Soybeans Jul 2019 | 936.75 | 916.50 | 925.50 | 5.50 | 923.50 |
| Soybeans Aug 2019 | 940.75 | 921.75 | 929.75 | 5.25 | 928.00 |
| Soybean Meal Dec 2018 | 316.30 | 309.50 | 311.00 | -2.40 | 310.60 |
| Soybean Meal Jan 2019 | 317.90 | 311.10 | 312.70 | -2.30 | 312.10 |
| Soybean Meal Mar 2019 | 319.80 | 313.20 | 314.60 | -2.70 | 313.50 |
| Soybean Oil Dec 2018 | 28.56 | 28.10 | 28.20 | -0.12 | 27.90 |
| Soybean Oil Jan 2019 | 28.79 | 28.32 | 28.42 | -0.13 | 28.12 |
| Soybean Oil Mar 2019 | 29.06 | 28.60 | 28.71 | -0.13 | 28.41 |
| Corn Dec 2018 | 373.00 | 365.25 | 371.25 | 4.50 | 374.00 |
| Corn Mar 2019 | 384.75 | 377.25 | 383.25 | 4.50 | 385.75 |
| Corn May 2019 | 392.25 | 385.25 | 391.25 | 4.50 | 393.75 |
| Corn Jul 2019 | 398.00 | 391.00 | 397.00 | 4.25 | 399.50 |
| Corn Sep 2019 | 399.00 | 392.75 | 397.75 | 3.75 | 399.50 |
| Oats Dec 2018 | 288.75 | 281.00 | 284.25 | 3.00 | 292.75 |
| Oats Mar 2019 | 283.50 | 276.25 | 277.50 | -0.25 | 283.50 |
| Oats May 2019 | 282.75 | 277.50 | 280.00 | 1.50 | 285.00 |
| Oats Jul 2019 | 280.50 | 280.50 | 280.50 | 1.00 | 285.00 |
| Oats Sep 2019 | 277.25 | 277.25 | 277.25 | 0.50 | 281.75 |
| Wheat Dec 2018 | 509.75 | 502.75 | 508.75 | 0.75 | 507.25 |
| Wheat Mar 2019 | 524.50 | 517.75 | 524.00 | 1.25 | 523.00 |
| Wheat May 2019 | 536.25 | 529.25 | 535.75 | 1.50 | 534.75 |
| Wheat Jul 2019 | 543.25 | 535.75 | 542.75 | 2.25 | 542.75 |
| Wheat Sep 2019 | 554.75 | 548.75 | 554.00 | 0.75 | 552.75 |
| Spring Wheat Dec 2018 | 581.00 | 574.50 | 580.50 | 3.75 | 581.50 |
| Spring Wheat Mar 2019 | 588.75 | 582.25 | 588.25 | 2.50 | 589.00 |
| Spring Wheat May 2019 | 596.75 | 590.00 | 596.00 | 2.25 | 596.75 |
| Spring Wheat Jul 2019 | 606.75 | 599.50 | 603.50 | 2.50 | 604.25 |
| Spring Wheat Sep 2019 | 610.50 | 605.00 | 610.50 | 2.50 | 611.25 |
| Hard Red Wheat Dec 2018 | 505.75 | 497.75 | 504.25 | 3.00 | 504.75 |
| Hard Red Wheat Mar 2019 | 529.25 | 521.50 | 528.00 | 2.50 | 527.75 |
| Hard Red Wheat May 2019 | 542.25 | 535.00 | 541.25 | 1.75 | 541.00 |
| Hard Red Wheat Jul 2019 | 549.00 | 542.00 | 548.50 | 1.50 | 548.75 |
| Hard Red Wheat Sep 2019 | 564.00 | 558.00 | 563.75 | 1.00 | 563.50 |
| Live Cattle (Pit) Dec 2018 | 117.08 | 117.08 | 117.08 | -0.05 | 115.33 |
| Live Cattle (Pit) Feb 2019 | 122.20 | 122.20 | 122.20 | -0.15 | 120.65 |
| Live Cattle (Pit) Apr 2019 | 123.73 | 123.73 | 123.73 | -0.10 | 122.30 |
| Feeder Cattle (Pit) Nov 2018 | 152.50 | 152.50 | 152.50 | -0.80 | 149.50 |
| Feeder Cattle (Pit) Jan 2019 | 149.75 | 149.75 | 149.75 | -0.85 | 146.43 |
| Feeder Cattle (Pit) Mar 2019 | 148.25 | 148.25 | 148.25 | -0.58 | 145.43 |
| Lean Hogs (Pit) Dec 2018 | 58.13 | 58.13 | 58.13 | -0.08 | 57.10 |
| Lean Hogs (Pit) Feb 2019 | 64.65 | 64.65 | 64.65 | -0.40 | 64.13 |
| Lean Hogs (Pit) Apr 2019 | 70.60 | 70.60 | 70.60 | -0.23 | 69.93 |
| Canadian Dollar Nov 2018 | 0.7652 | 0.7626 | 0.7628 | -0.0017 | 0.7631 |
| Crude Oil WTI Dec 2018 | 63.95 | 62.63 | 63.14 | -0.55 | 62.80 |
