
ICE canola futures were mixed on Friday, with old-crop contracts falling and new-crop November gaining to C$848.30 per tonne. Soyoil spiked after US warnings of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine, and USDA reported a 108,000-tonne soybean sale to China for 2022/23.
A sharp soyoil rally and a new China soybean sale support vegetable oil and soybean prices, while geopolitical risk lifts crude oil and edible oil values.
After 110 past bullish geopolitics events, Soybean Oil moved a median +1.8% over 5 sessions (65% higher; middle half -0.7% to +3.6%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 72 past bullish geopolitics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -1.0% to +2.5%), and -1.0% over 20.
After 34 past bullish geopolitics events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.2% to +3.5%), and +1.2% over 20.
After 62 past bullish geopolitics events, Palm Oil moved a median +2.5% over 5 sessions (74% higher; middle half -0.1% to +5.8%), and +4.0% over 20.
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.