Canola futures trade on the InternationalcontinentalExchange. The canola futures contract is the world benchmark for canola trading. The canola futures contract is often used as a price barometer; producers and buyers monitor canola futures prices as a reference for cash canola prices. In addition to providing a reference to cash contracts, the canola futures contracts are [...]
Agriculture in Canada: An Investor’s Guide
June 19, 2012 By
(June 19 2012- GEOnomic Investing) The agri-business sector is one of Canada’s top five industries, and accounts for approximately 8.5% of GDP. Canada is a major producer agriculture products, wheat, barely, and canola, and a minor producer of rice, corn, and soybeans. Canada’s largest agriculture crops in order are: grains and oilseeds (34%) wheat, durum, [...]