ICE Canada canola futures falls with soyoil

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 22 (Reuters) – ICE Canada canola futures fell on Thursday, pressured by weakness in soyoil, and year-end selling as investors lightened long positions.

* January canola dropped $5.90 at $505.70 per tonne.

* Most-active March canola gave up $6.40 at $514.50 per tonne. The contract settled below its 50-day moving average, leaving it vulnerable to further technical selling.

* January-March canola traded 7,143 times as investors rolled positions forward before delivery next month.

* Chicago March soybeans dipped on beneficial Argentina rains.

* NYSE Liffe February rapeseed and Malaysian February crude palm oil dropped.

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Winnipeg ICE Futures Canada dollars per tonne
Canola Jan 2017   505.70   -5.90   -1.15%
Canola Mar 2017   514.50   -6.40   -1.23%
Canola May 2017   520.70   -5.60   -1.06%
Canola Jul 2017   524.90   -4.70   -0.89%
Canola Nov 2017   500.80   -1.40   -0.28%

Milling Wheat Mar 2017   232.00   -3.00   -1.28%
Milling Wheat May 2017   235.00   -2.00   -0.84%
Milling Wheat Jul 2017   237.00   -3.00   -1.25%

Durum Wheat Mar 2017   320.00   unch   0.00%
Durum Wheat May 2017   323.00   unch   0.00%
Durum Wheat Jul 2017   329.00   unch   0.00%

Barley Mar 2017   142.00   unch   0.00%
Barley May 2017   144.00   unch   0.00%
Barley Jul 2017   145.00   unch   0.00%

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

Chicago
Soybeans Jan 2017   994.50   -12.25   -1.22%
Soybeans Mar 2017   1004.00   -13.00   -1.28%
Soybeans May 2017   1013.25   -13.00   -1.27%
Soybeans Jul 2017   1020.25   -12.75   -1.23%
Soybeans Aug 2017   1017.75   -12.25   -1.19%
Soybeans Sep 2017   1001.50   -10.75   -1.06%

Soybean Meal Jan 2017   309.30   -0.20   -0.06%
Soybean Meal Mar 2017   313.30   -0.30   -0.10%
Soybean Meal May 2017   316.40   unch   0.00%

Soybean Oil Jan 2017   34.79   -1.25   -3.47%
Soybean Oil Mar 2017   35.09   -1.25   -3.44%
Soybean Oil May 2017   35.33   -1.21   -3.31%

Corn Mar 2017   347.25   unch   0.00%
Corn May 2017   354.00   unch   0.00%
Corn Jul 2017   361.25   -0.25   -0.07%
Corn Sep 2017   368.50   -0.50   -0.14%
Corn Dec 2017   377.75   -0.50   -0.13%

Oats Mar 2017   218.00   -5.25   -2.35%
Oats May 2017   219.75   -3.50   -1.57%
Oats Jul 2017   222.75   -1.50   -0.67%

Oats Sep 2017   224.00   -1.25   -0.55%
Oats Dec 2017   228.00   -0.75   -0.33%

Wheat Mar 2017   397.00   -2.50   -0.63%
Wheat May 2017   410.00   -2.25   -0.55%
Wheat Jul 2017   424.00   -2.50   -0.59%
Wheat Sep 2017   438.50   -2.50   -0.57%
Wheat Dec 2017   456.25   -2.50   -0.54%

Minneapolis
Spring Wheat Mar 2017   535.00   -4.50   -0.83%
Spring Wheat May 2017   532.50   -3.75   -0.70%
Spring Wheat Jul 2017   535.25   -3.75   -0.70%
Spring Wheat Sep 2017   540.50   -4.00   -0.73%
Spring Wheat Dec 2017   549.25   -3.00   -0.54%

Kansas City
Hard Red Wheat Mar 2017   408.00   -1.25   -0.31%
Hard Red Wheat May 2017   419.50   -1.25   -0.30%
Hard Red Wheat Jul 2017   431.25   -1.25   -0.29%
Hard Red Wheat Sep 2017   445.25   -0.75   -0.17%
Hard Red Wheat Dec 2017   463.50   -0.75   -0.16%

Chicago livestock futures in US¢/pound (rounded to two decimal places)
Live Cattle (P) Dec 2016   114.00   +0.72   +0.64%
Live Cattle (P) Feb 2017   116.80   +0.58   +0.50%
Live Cattle (P) Apr 2017   114.75   +0.30   +0.26%

Feeder Cattle (P) Jan 2017   131.12   +0.90   +0.69%

Feeder Cattle (P) Mar 2017   127.18   +0.98   +0.78%
Feeder Cattle (P) Apr 2017   126.63   +0.70   +0.56%

Lean Hogs (P) Feb 2017   64.72   -0.18   -0.28%
Lean Hogs (P) Apr 2017   67.72   -0.28   -0.41%
Lean Hogs (P) May 2017   72.85   -0.03   -0.04%