Insights and Stories on Weather

Nova Scotia farmers granted late AgriStability entry

Sep. 12, 2023 at 2:43 am CDT

Nova Scotia farmers who aren’t in on AgriStability for 2023 and whose operations were hit hard by weather events this spring and/or summer now have until the end of next year to enroll. The Nova Scotia and federal governments on Friday announced enrolment for the ag income stabilization program, which […]

Prairie Forecast: Summer trying to hang on

Sep. 7, 2023 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Rest of September to be warmer than normal for Prairies

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor crop ratings keep soy, corn supported

Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump as heat, dryness hurt crop more than expected

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to remain

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 am CDT

Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal’s water levels have not recovered enough as the end of the rainy season approaches and limits on daily transit and vessel draft will stay in place for the rest of the year and throughout 2024, the waterway’s authority said on Tuesday. The […]

By Elida Moreno

Pulse weekly outlook: Poor monsoon rains cut into India production

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Disappointing monsoon rains in India this year are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production, according to reports out of the country. Crop production in India is highly dependent on the monsoon rains that typically soak the country from June through September, but the moisture to date […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Australian crop estimates adjusted slightly lower

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Total 2023-24 winter crop production in Australia, at an estimated 45.2 million tonnes, is expected to be 34 per cent off the record highs hit last year but slightly above the June forecast as upward revisions to canola and barley counter a downward revision to the wheat number, […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat up off three-month low as Australian crop declines

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures edged higher on Tuesday, after hitting a three-month low, amid short covering and concerns about dry weather threatening production in export hubs including Australia. Corn futures also rose, while the soybean market eased as traders awaited the start of U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm

Aug. 30, 2023 at 2:06 pm CDT

It’s a straightforward forecast for this period as the general weather pattern looks to be pretty quiet. It starts with a large area of high pressure centred over the Great Lakes with a weak area of low pressure over Alberta. The Great Lakes high will put sunny skies and warm […]

By Daniel Bezte