(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
March 1 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures fell on Friday as weak Chinese demand for exports weighed on prices, while investors sold ahead of the weekend in the sixth consecutive session of losses.
* Poor demand from China has fueled worries and pressured prices amid souring Sino-Canadian relations.
* The dispute between China and Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive is slowing canola shipments through Chinese ports, traders told Reuters in early February. China's rapeseed meal futures on Friday jumped more than 4 percent on worries that supplies would tighten as cargoes from Canada were said to be receiving higher scrutiny at ports. March canola RSH9 settled down $7.10 to $456.30 per tonne.
* Most-active May canola RSK9 ended down $7.90 to $461.30 per tonne. It earlier sank to $455.40 per tonne, a fresh contract low.
* Chicago May soybeans SK9 closed up 1-1/4 U.S. cents at US$9.11-1/2 per bushel. Paris Matif May rapeseed futures COMK9 fell 0.77 percent and Malaysian May palm oil futures 1FCPOK9 rose 3.21 percent.
* Canola traders shrugged off weakness in the Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar CAD= was trading at $1.3292 to the U.S. dollar, or 75.23 U.S. cents, at 3:19 p.m. CST (1919 GMT).