
Canola futures were influenced by liquidation of the nearby May contract and by questions about Chinese purchases. Canadian data showed 114,200 tonnes exported to China in February, and 2025-26 cumulative exports are less than a tenth of last year's pace.
Traders are watching vessel lineups in Vancouver to gauge Chinese buying.
Uncertain Chinese demand for Canadian canola limits export pull, so ending stocks and price direction depend on China's buying pace. Contract rolls add short-term volatility.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.