Insights and Stories on Weather

Flooding, barge accidents halt Mississippi River traffic

Apr. 22, 2013 at 12:34 pm CDT

Barge shipping on the Illinois River and parts of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Monday as flooding forced the closure of numerous locks and as crews worked to recover dozens of barges that broke free in flood-swollen currents. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi between river […]

Late spring could mean more Prairie canaryseed acres

Apr. 19, 2013 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Corn rises as wetter forecasts threaten U.S. planting

Apr. 19, 2013 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Late spring may sway some U.S. acres to sunflowers

Apr. 18, 2013 at 10:59 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Guenther: Prairies get ready for runoff

Apr. 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Eight Mississippi River locks to close due to flood

Apr. 18, 2013 at 5:43 pm CDT

Eight Mississippi River locks between Muscatine, Iowa, and Clarksville, Missouri, were expected to close beginning on Friday as the rain-swollen waterway rises above flood stage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday. Corn and soybean prices at Gulf of Mexico export terminals jumped by at least US10 cents a […]

By Karl Plume

Dryness threatens Australia wheat supply as seeding kicks off

Apr. 17, 2013 at 4:37 pm CDT

A lack of soil moisture in Australia’s eastern grain belt could hit wheat production in the world’s second largest exporter as farmers start seeding the 2013-14 crop. Concerns over Australia’s wheat output come as the U.S. crop faces winter storms after being planted in dry soil last year, piling pressure […]

By Colin Packham Naveen Thukral

U.S. soybeans jump on tight supplies, wheat rally stalls

Apr. 17, 2013 at 4:15 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures bucked early profit-taking pressure and rallied to a three-week high on Wednesday on tight U.S. supplies and a stronger cash market. Wheat shed earlier weather-fueled gains, overcome by technical selling and spillover pressure from a higher dollar and lower outside markets. Corn futures ended mixed. Profit-taking pressured […]

By Karl Plume

Pearce: Lots to talk about but little activity in Ont. fields

Apr. 17, 2013 at 1:21 pm CDT

The first meeting of the season for Ontario’s certified crop advisers and provincial ministry personnel north of London yielded some interesting observations for mid-April — but it’s obvious growers won’t be in the field for at least a couple of weeks. The notion that this spring’s weather has been a […]

By Ralph Pearce

Chicago grains rebound on bargain buying

Apr. 16, 2013 at 2:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains and soy complex futures rebounded with equities and gold markets on Tuesday after a sell-off in the previous session triggered by concerns raised by weaker-than-expected economic data from China. New York gold futures rebounded more than $25 per ounce on Tuesday, the Dow was […]

By Sam Nelson