Insights and Stories on Weather

Rain expected in U.S. Midwest; temperatures to remain cool

Jul. 31, 2013 at 2:06 pm CDT

Rain across the U.S. Midwest during the next week will be lighter than expected but almost all areas will receive some precipitation. • Temperatures will remain cool, so the corn crop should finish its pollination stress free, said John Dee, a meteorologist with Global Weather Monitoring. • The storms forecast […]

Cooler weather benefiting some crops in Alberta

Jul. 31, 2013 at 1:37 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

GRAINS: Soybeans drop as U.S. weather improves; corn, wheat firm

Jul. 30, 2013 at 2:28 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. Midwest temperatures to remain cool as corn pollinates

Jul. 29, 2013 at 9:58 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. crops thriving on cooler and damper weather

Jul. 26, 2013 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Reuters

Dry area expands in western U.S. Corn Belt – Drought Monitor

Jul. 25, 2013 at 5:10 pm CDT

Abnormally dry areas expanded in the U.S. western Corn Belt, including the top crop state of Iowa, over the past week to put much of the corn crop at risk, according to a weekly drought report. The U.S. Drought Monitor, issued by state and federal climate experts, said dry conditions […]

By Christine Stebbins

GRAINS-U.S. soy falls to 13-month low, soymeal down daily limit

Jul. 25, 2013 at 3:32 pm CDT

U.S. soybeans fell nearly 3 percent to their lowest level in over a year on Thursday, and soymeal dropped its daily trading limit of $20 per ton for the second day in a row on falling cash markets. Traders and analysts said end-users were beginning to quit buying expensive old-crop […]

By Sam Nelson

Saskatchewan crops mainly good to excellent

Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:25 am CDT

Saskatchewan’s spring wheat and canola are in mostly good to excellent condition, the government said on Thursday in a weekly report as of July 22. • 87 per cent of spring wheat was in good/excellent condition, along with 82 per cent of canola. • Warm weather seen advancing crop development. […]

By Reuters

Northeast N. Dakota wheat outlook below average after late start – tour

Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:15 am CDT

U.S. spring wheat prospects in northeastern North Dakota were forecasted below average following a late planting, scouts on an annual tour found on Thursday. Scouts also noted many fields that farmers were unable to plant due to the rains this spring, although it was not possible to tell what crop […]

By Mark Weinraub

Edible beans – different stories in Ontario and Manitoba

Jul. 24, 2013 at 5:12 pm CDT

It’s a tale of two very different edible bean crops in Ontario and Manitoba this season. While the warm July weather has been favourable for Manitoba crops, extreme moisture in mid-June has caused a lot of water damage to Ontario beans. “The crops are reasonable this season, but there’s […]

By Brandon Logan