(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 27 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures climbed to the highest nearby price in nearly two years on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and rising soyoil prices.
* Canola is underpinned by Canadian farmer concerns about declining yields after recent hot weather, and the Canadian dollar's strength may also curb canola's upside, a trader said.
* November canola RSX0 rose for a fifth straight session, gaining $3.60 to $497.20 per tonne. It touched $499.80, the highest nearby price since October 2018.
* November-January canola spread traded 3,977 times.
* In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, 2% of canola has been combined. GRO/SAS
* U.S. soybean futures Sv1 rallied on dry U.S. weather. GRA/
* The Canadian dollar CAD= treaded water, but remained near 7-month highs versus the U.S. dollar CAD/
* Euronext November rapeseed futures /COMX0 and Malaysian November palm oil futures /FCPOX0 finished higher.
* Statistics Canada will report on Monday its first estimates of Canadian crop production.