Insights and Stories on Weather

Jun. 13, 2013 at 5:32 pm CDT

U.S. grain futures fell on Thursday, with corn hitting a three-week low and soybeans down two per cent, as ideal growing conditions developing in the Midwest grain belt dampened bullish sentiment over tight old-crop supplies. Soybean futures posted their largest daily loss in about a month as investors sold off […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Jun. 12, 2013 at 1:27 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised some analysts Wednesday by leaving seeded area estimates unchanged for all U.S. crops. Before the report, a poll of grain analysts by Reuters found expectations were for corn acres to drop 1.5 million acres and soybean acres to rise 700,000 due to seeding difficulties […]

By stuart-mcmillan

Jun. 11, 2013 at 5:08 pm CDT

U.S. grains rallied on Tuesday, with corn and soybeans each gaining more than one per cent and rebounding from steep losses on tight supply concerns ahead of a government crop report due on Wednesday. Wheat futures also rose for the first time in five sessions, as Japan announced its first […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Jun. 10, 2013 at 4:57 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures plunged two per cent on Monday, the most in about a month, as forecasts for warmer weather promised good growing conditions in the Midwest crop belt and snapped a streak of four sessions without a decline. Wheat and soybean futures followed declines in corn at the Chicago […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Jun. 10, 2013 at 3:18 pm CDT

The 2013 growing season hasn’t exactly been setting records for heat so far, so some growers may be stuck trying to balance optimal temperatures with their chosen herbicide’s recommended application timings. Crop injury in some situations may be unavoidable, since both temperature and incorrect crop staging affect crop tolerance to […]