Talk of modest increase in cash canola prices seen attracting farmer sales and applying commercial hedge pressure to May futures - trader.
March traded close to its 30-day moving average before falling back. Funds, who hold a large short position, seen rolling it from March into May.
March canola fell $2.90 at $425.60 per tonne.
March-May spread narrowed to a May premium of $10.00, trading 4,641 times.
Chicago March soybeans gained 5-3/4 U.S. cents at US$13.31-1/2 per bushel, lifted by tight U.S. supplies.
NYSE Liffe Paris May rapeseed lost 0.4 percent.
Malaysian April palm oil gained 0.4 percent.
Canadian dollar was trading at $1.1036 versus the U.S. dollar or 90.61 U.S. cents at 1:14 p.m. CST (1914 GMT), up from Thursday's close at $1.1070 to the greenback, or 90.33 U.S. cents.
Canada weekly canola crushings fall 5.6 percent.