WINNEPEG: ICE Canada canola futures mostly rose on Thursday, supported by stronger grain and soybean prices, and headed toward a slim monthly gain.
Nearby March on course for 0.1 percent gain in February.
Large speculators continued to roll long positions from March into May ahead of the March delivery period, which starts on Friday.
* Most-active May canola added $2.50 to $620.60 per tonne on volume 557 at 8:34 a.m. CST (1434 GMT).
March canola lost $1.10 to $623.80 per tonne on volume of 26 contracts.
Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans rose 16 US cents to US$14.73-1/2 per bushel. Exporters sold 123,000 tonnes US soybeans to China for 2013/14.
Malaysian April palm oil eased 0.5 percent.
Canadian dollar was trading at $1.0275 versus the US dollar or 97.32 US cents at 8:22 a.m. CST (1422 GMT), down from Wednesday's close at $1.0230 against the greenback, or 97.75 US cents.
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