(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 1 (Reuters) - ICE Canada canolafutures rose on Thursday for a ninth straight session, lifted bystrength in soybeans and buying from crushers and funds.
* Canola has rallied in the past week on a soft Canadiandollar, concerns about dry conditions for soybeans in Argentinaand lagging rail shipments.
* Most-active May canola RSK8 gained $1.20 to $525.20 pertonne.
* ICE Futures Canada said there were no deliveries onThursday of the expiring March contract.
* May-July canola spread traded 1,872 times.
* Chicago March soybeans SH8 rose on strong export dataand Argentine crop woes. NYSE MATIF May rapeseed COMK8 and Malaysian May crudepalm oil 1FCPOK8 eased.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= was trading at $1.2885 to theU.S. dollar, or 77.61 U.S. cents at 12:51 p.m. CST (1851 GMT).