Canadian canola futures rise

ICE Canada canola futures rose on Wednesday, halting a three-day skid, as farmers limited selling to the cash market. March canola gained $1.60 at $518.30 per tonne. Most-active May canola added 90 cents to $523.50 per tonne. March-May canola spread traded 4,763 times. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans dipped on technical selling and South American crop prospects. NYSE Liffe May rapeseed eased and April Malaysian palm oil rose. The Canadian dollar was trading at $1.3170 to the US dollar, or 75.93 US cents, at 1:17 pm CST (1917 GMT), below Tuesday's close of $1.3138, or 76.12 US cents.