Insights and Stories on Weather

Cooler weather benefiting some crops in Alberta

Jul. 31, 2013 at 1:37 pm CDT

Recent cooler temperatures seen across Alberta have been benefiting some crops in the province, a crop specialist said. Neil Whatley of the Alberta Agriculture Info Centre said canola and pea crops were able to avoid flower blasting this July, because temperatures were cooler than normal. Growing conditions have been generally favourable across […]

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

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

Scouts find yields variable in North Dakota wheat fields

Jul. 23, 2013 at 3:47 pm CDT

Yield prospects for the spring wheat crop in southern North Dakota were averaging about 5 bushels per acre better than a year ago but variability was high between fields, scouts on an annual tour said on Tuesday. Scouts predicted an average yield of 46.7 bushels per acre, based on surveys […]

By Mark Weinraub