WINNIPEG, Manitoba--The ICE Futures canola market was lower on Friday, despite some positive sentiment in comparable oils.
European rapeseed was mostly higher, Malaysian palm oil was mixed and Chicago soyoil and crude oil saw minimal gains. Today was the last day for May trading options.
The Canadian dollar was up more than one-tenth of a U.S. cent compared to Thursday's close.
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reported 180,600 tonnes of canola were exported during the week ended April 21, up from 128,300 the week before. So far this marketing year, exports totaled 4.545 million tons compared to 6.582 million last year.
There were 29,857 canola contracts traded on Friday, which compares with Thursday when 52,182 contracts changed hands. Spreading accounted for 13,746 of the contracts traded. Settlement prices are in Canadian dollars per metric ton.
Canola Price Change May 617.70 dn 5.10 Jul 634.40 dn 2.50 Nov 651.50 dn 2.20 Jan 659.50 dn 2.40
Spread trade prices are in Canadian dollars and the volume represents the number of spreads:
Contracts Prices Volume May/Jul 12.90 under to 17.90 under 1,955 May/Nov 29.60 under to 33.80 under 14 May/Jan 37.20 under to 42.50 under 47 Jul/Nov 15.50 under to 17.30 under 4,278 Jul/Jan 23.90 under to 25.00 under 9 Nov/Jan 7.30 under to 8.10 under 520 Jan/Mar 2.50 under to 3.50 under 46 Mar/May 1.40 over to 1.10 over 2 May/Jul 6.00 over to 4.50 over 2
Source: Commodity News Service Canada, news@marketsfarm.com
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04-26-24 1535ET