Insights and Stories on Weather

Aug. 15, 2013 at 3:52 pm CDT

Corn production, generally, has seen a slight drop-off in terms of expected yields and performance in the field. Monthly estimates from USDA have been downgraded by an almost two-bushel per acre drop in the past week. But in Ontario, growers are concerned with the effects of higher-than-normal rainfall and a […]

By Ralph Pearce

Aug. 15, 2013 at 3:17 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures rallied nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans rose two per cent to a three-week high as forecasts for hot, dry weather in parts of the Midwest fueled concerns about lower crop yields. Strong export sales of both commodities and a government report that showed farmers […]

By Karl Plume

Aug. 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm CDT

Increased disease prevention by Alberta farmers has yield outlooks looking above-average for some of the province’s biggest crops, according to provincial crop specialist Neil Whatley. “Wheat and canola crops around the province are pretty much good-to-excellent in condition and receiving favourable growing conditions,” said Whatley, who’s based at the provincial […]

By Brandon Logan

Aug. 15, 2013 at 11:39 am CDT

Winter wheat harvest has begun in the eastern Prairies: Progress ranges from 25 to 30 per cent complete in eastern Manitoba, while in western Manitoba, and across Saskatchewan, the crop is ripening and will soon be ready for harvest. Following a late start to spring and a cool summer, winter […]

By stuart-mcmillan

Aug. 14, 2013 at 2:58 pm CDT

U.S. soybean rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, and corn rebounded from steep losses the previous session as weather forecasts for the Midwest turned drier, threatening yields for the developing crops. Autumn-harvest soybean prices tested Tuesday’s 2-1/2-week high while corn rebounded from the sharpest drop in six weeks […]

By Karl Plume