WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 26 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures slipped on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, on thoughts that recent rains helped crops on the Canadian Prairies and concerns about a trade dispute with top importer China.
* China's crackdown this week on Canadian meat stoked pessimism about Canada and China resolving a diplomatic dispute that includes canola exports, a trader said.
* Statistics Canada estimated Canadian canola plantings of 21 million acres, down 8% from last year and slightly higher than the average trade guess. GRO/CA July canola RSN9 fell $5 to $440.80 per tonne.
* Most-active November canola RSX9 gave up $2.30 to $453.80 per tonne.
* July-November canola spread traded 4,109 times.
* Chicago July soybeans SN9 dipped on warmer, drier U.S. Midwest weather. Paris Matif August rapeseed futures /COMQ9 and Malaysian September palm oil futures /FCPOU9 dipped.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= strengthened to a near four-month high against its U.S. counterpart as oil prices rose and investors became more optimistic that the United States and China would strike a trade deal. CAD/