Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairie forage supplies seen tightening

Mar. 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Forage supplies are tightening as the winter drags on across Western Canada, according to provincial forage specialists, though the strong cattle market is allowing some producers to sell their animals at a fair price. The situation appears to be the most critical in Alberta, where a rising […]

Eastern ice latest obstacle to clearing Prairie grain backlog

Mar. 20, 2014 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

El Nino seen bringing mixed weather to Prairies

Mar. 20, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

CN CEO sees grain backlog extending into 2015

Mar. 19, 2014 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Solarina Ho

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to 10-month high on crop worries

Mar. 19, 2014 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

World conservation ag congress coming to Winnipeg

Mar. 19, 2014 at 2:54 pm CDT

“We are running out of dirt, and it’s no laughing matter.” So says Dr. David Montgomery, professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, and author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations. Montgomery, who sees the recent rise of no-till farming as “the hope for […]

By Staff

Man. storage listing for ‘at-risk’ grain near launch

Mar. 19, 2014 at 9:47 am CDT

The Manitoba government expects to have an online service up by the end of this week for farmers rushing to get unbinned grain up off the ground. “Our first priority is getting this grain moving, but secondly, we need to ensure we have ample space should farmers need emergency alternate […]

By Staff

Heavy ice to keep eastbound grain landlocked for now

Mar. 18, 2014 at 6:12 pm CDT

Even under federal government pressure to get more Prairie grain moving by rail to Vancouver and Thunder Bay, crops that make it to the latter port aren’t going anywhere this week, shipowners warn. The Canadian Shipowners Association, the Ottawa-based group for Canadian companies with domestically-flagged vessels, warned in a release […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Wheat up two per cent on weather, Ukraine concerns

Mar. 14, 2014 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose two per cent on Friday, extending a rally on worries about dry weather limiting crop production in the U.S. Plains and ongoing fears that supplies from Ukraine will be disrupted due to political turmoil, traders said. The strength in wheat lent support […]

By Mark Weinraub

Manitoba corn acres seen holding steady from 2013

Mar. 13, 2014 at 3:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn acres planted in Manitoba this spring aren’t expected to change much from last year, as weaker prices will likely discourage further expansion. “I don’t think we’ll see a big increase and that’s simply just because the price of corn wasn’t quite as attractive as it was […]

By Terryn Shiells