Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. corn ticks higher after biggest decline in five weeks

May. 7, 2013 at 2:42 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures turned higher on Tuesday in a recovery bounce after their biggest plunge in five weeks on Monday as U.S. farmers struggle to plant corn in muddy fields. The pace of corn planting is the slowest pace in 29 years, a bullish market factor […]

McMillan: Kansas wheat conditions remain variable

May. 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm CDT

By stuart-mcmillan

WeatherFarm aims to boost service under new ownership

May. 7, 2013 at 8:47 am CDT

Improving weather drags Prairie wheat bids down

May. 7, 2013 at 8:39 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. corn slips as planters roll, pulls wheat lower

May. 7, 2013 at 8:39 am CDT

By Mark Weinraub

McMillan: U.S. primary crop seeding remains stalled

May. 7, 2013 at 8:39 am CDT

Monday’s crop progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the impact of ongoing cold, wet conditions across the key growing areas. Of the 10 primary crops to be sown in 2013, not a single one was ahead or even at normal progress for this time of year. Seeding […]

By stuart-mcmillan

Pearce: Lots of anticipation, not much Ont. planting yet

May. 6, 2013 at 12:41 am CDT

The status of winter annual weeds, and the progress of nitrogen application on wheat, were two of the key topics at the latest biweekly meeting of certified crop advisors (CCAs) and provincial ministry staff, near Exeter, Ont. This marked the second such meeting of dealers, retailers and consultants, yet in […]

By Ralph Pearce

U.S. soy jumps on tight stocks, notching weekly gain

May. 3, 2013 at 6:14 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures jumped more than one per cent on Friday while corn fell early and then trimmed losses as tight domestic supplies and strong cash markets prompted investors to cover short positions. Other financial markets also supported agriculture futures. Crude oil rose sharply and the Thomson Reuters-Jefferies index of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. corn up on tight stocks, planting delays

May. 2, 2013 at 6:13 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures surged two per cent to their highest levels in more than a month on Thursday, boosted by tight supplies and by a wet spring that may cause corn acres to be switched to soybeans. Wheat futures also gained as an annual crop tour surveyed fields damaged by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Seeding delays may help bolster Prairie sunflower acres

May. 1, 2013 at 8:17 pm CDT

Delays in planting alternative crops this spring across Western Canada could translate into extra area being planted to sunflowers, according to an official with the National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC). “Because the crop insurance deadlines are later for sunflowers than other crops, we could see a switch to the […]

By Dwayne Klassen