Insights and Stories on Weather

Higher beef prices lift U.S. live cattle futures

May. 1, 2013 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied Wednesday as the wholesale beef price, or cutout, moved sharply higher, said analysts and traders. Wednesday’s beef cutout value jumped to a 10-year high with the arrival of warm, dry weather over much of the country, which analysts believe will boost outdoor cookouts. […]

Late spring supporting Prairie canola cash market

Apr. 30, 2013 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. wheat jumps two per cent on damage concerns

Apr. 30, 2013 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Ont. winter wheat survives in excellent condition

Apr. 30, 2013 at 4:52 am CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Corn rises most since July on U.S. planting delays

Apr. 29, 2013 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Ontario puts forage rainfall plan under review

Apr. 29, 2013 at 3:10 am CDT

Forage shortfalls in Ontario following a hot, dry 2012 growing season have prompted Ontario’s ag program delivery agency to review its production insurance program’s forage rainfall plan. Agricorp said Friday it will work with industry and the provincial ag ministry to “explore ways to provide better coverage for producers” and […]

Manitoba dials back flood outlook on U.S. data

Apr. 26, 2013 at 11:14 pm CDT

Flood forecasts from the U.S. National Weather Service now point to levels well below what’s been expected this spring in Manitoba’s Red River Valley. The provincial Hydrologic Forecast Centre on Friday said the Red River is “now trending toward a favourable weather scenario, with lower flows on the Red River […]

Wheat movement slowing on Prairies

Apr. 26, 2013 at 10:42 pm CDT

Wheat movement in Western Canada has started to slow down, as some farmers are eager to get started on seeding and have shifted their focus to other projects. “Right now the focus is on trying to get out in the field,” said Reid Fenton with BLB Grain Group at Three […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. wheat slips to post second weekly loss

Apr. 26, 2013 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Friday on profit-taking, after prices rose the previous session amid concerns about yield losses due to freezes in the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region. “There was some profit-taking after yesterday’s pop, a lot of people […]

By Sam Nelson

Freeze fears boost U.S.wheat

Apr. 25, 2013 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures jumped 1.3 per cent on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day advance in two weeks on concerns about production declines in the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat belt due to freeze damage while soybeans leaped 1.4 per cent, the most in a month, […]

By Sam Nelson