(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 3 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures edged higher on Thursday, touching a fresh two-year high on strong demand and harvest concerns.
* Canola held firm on worries about frost hitting the Canadian canola crop, a weaker Canadian dollar and robust demand, a trader said.
* November canola RSX0 added 20 cents to $503.70 per tonne.
* November-January canola spread traded 3,024 times.
* In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, 11% of canola has been harvested. Overall harvesting is ahead of the five-year average. GRO/SAS
* U.S. soybean futures Sv1 closed higher on increased demand from China. Euronext November rapeseed futures /COMX0 edged higher and Malaysian November palm oil futures /FCPOX0 rose almost 3%.
* Statistics Canada will report on Friday estimates of Canadian crop stockpiles as of July 31, 2020. Trade expects, on average, total canola stocks of 2.3 million tonnes, down from 3.8 million a year earlier.