ICE canola futures fall, extend longest skid since January
(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 21 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures dropped on Tuesday for a fifth straight day, extending their longest skid since January, on technical selling and weaker oilseed markets.
Funds’ risk appetite has diminished and they have reduced their canola buying, a trader said. He added, however, that Canadian farmers are reluctant sellers of their remaining supplies from last harvest and crushers appear to be buying on price dips.
Most-active November canola (RSX2) lost $8.90 to settle at $953.90 per tonne.
November-January canola spread, the most active inter-month spread, traded 4,880 times.
U.S. soybean futures (Sv1) fell with corn as a summer weather forecast for the U.S. Midwest turned cooler. (GRA/)
Euronext August rapeseed futures (/COMQ2) fell to a four-month low after an early start to the French harvest.