(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 3 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures slipped on Wednesday, pressured by a lack of demand and a stronger Canadian dollar.
* Canola is not garnering much buyer interest with China on the sidelines due to a diplomatic dispute with Canada, and improving weather for crops in Western Canada, a trader said.
* Most-active November canola RSX9 lost 80 cents to $450.40 per tonne.
* November-January canola spread traded 1,418 times.
* Chicago August soybeans SQ9 rose on technical buying and position-squaring ahead of Thursday's U.S. Independence Day holiday. GRA/
* Paris Matif August rapeseed futures /COMQ9 rose and Malaysian September palm oil futures /FCPOU9 slipped.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= strengthened against its U.S. counterpart as oil prices rose and as domestic data showed a surprise swing in the trade balance to a surplus in May. CAD/