(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 3 (Reuters) - ICE Canada canola
climbed on Thursday for a fourth straight session, lifted by
soyoil strength and short-covering ahead of a key government
report.
* Statistics Canada, due to give its final production report
on Friday, is expected to bump its canola harvest estimate to
15.6 million tonnes from 14.3 million.
* Canola also drew support from crusher and technical
buying, but commercial hedges put a lid on gains, a trader said.
* January canola RSF6 gained $3.90 at $475.30 per tonne.
* Most-active March canola RSH6 added $3.50 to $483 per
tonne.
* January-March spread traded 5,205 times.
* Chicago January soybeans SF6 rose on technical buying
and gains in crude oil.
* Malaysian February palm oil 1FCPOG6 rose and NYSE Liffe
Paris February rapeseed COMG6 eased.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= was trading at $1.3351, or
74.90 U.S. cents at 1:01 p.m. CST (1901 GMT), little changed
from Wednesday's close.