(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 21 (Reuters) - ICE Canada canola
futures jumped to an eight-month high on Thursday, supported by
higher soybean prices and a Statistics Canada planting forecast
that was smaller than expected.
* Statscan, using a farmer survey, estimated canola seedings
would span 19.3 million acres, down 4 percent from last year and
below the average trade estimate of 20.4 million acres.
* May canola RSK6 gained $4.80 at $494.70 per tonne.
* July canola RSN6 added $5.70 to $499 per tonne. The
contract touched $502.40, the highest price for a most-active
contract since Aug. 12.
* May-July canola spread traded 6,724 times.
* Chicago May soybeans SK6 gained on technical buying.
* Malaysian July palm oil 1FCPON6 and NYSE Liffe May
rapeseed COMK6 rose.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= was trading at $1.2742 to the
greenback, or 78.48 U.S. cents, at 1:48 p.m. CDT (1848 GMT),
lower than Wednesday's close at $1.2650 to the greenback, or
79.05 U.S. cents.