Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. live cattle futures hit month peak as beef trimmed

Feb. 27, 2013 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for the fifth consecutive trading session on Wednesday, gaining nearly one per cent to a month high on reduced beef tonnage following winter storms in the U.S. Plains that slashed feedlot cattle weight gains, traders and analysts said. "They’re thinking cash cattle […]

U.S. live cattle futures up as storm trims beef

Feb. 26, 2013 at 4:51 pm CST

By Sam Nelson

Man. crop insurance to expand areas for heat-loving crops

Feb. 25, 2013 at 5:52 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

U.S. wheat falls as crop conditions improve

Feb. 25, 2013 at 4:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Canada to end biofuel subsidy in 2017, report says

Feb. 25, 2013 at 1:58 am CST

U.S. cattle placements up first time in eight months

Feb. 22, 2013 at 5:55 pm CST

The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January rose for the first time in eight months, a government report showed on Friday, a sign that the worst drought in more than half a century continued to impact the industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture showed placements up two […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. wheat skids as snow blankets dry Plains

Feb. 21, 2013 at 6:07 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures slid to an eight-month low and corn closed at a six-week low on Thursday as a winter snowstorm dumped moisture on key growing areas that have struggled with dryness for months. Nearly a foot or more of snow fell across Oklahoma and Kansas in the last 24 […]

By Tom Polansek

Soybeans expanding into Saskatchewan

Feb. 21, 2013 at 12:35 am CST

Soybeans are making further inroads into Saskatchewan, as promises of good returns have more producers looking into a crop that has traditionally not been grown in the province. Actual acreage data is scarce, given the relative newness of planting soybeans in Saskatchewan, but Dale Risula, a special crops specialist with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. soy posts third day of gains on supply worries

Feb. 20, 2013 at 6:37 pm CST

U.S. soybeans rose nearly one per cent on Wednesday, posting the biggest three-day gain in seven months, on concerns about shrinking old-crop stocks as Argentine harvest prospects wane and brisk exports of U.S. soy draw down razor-thin supplies. Soybeans withstood an across-the-board selloff in commodities triggered by rumours that a […]

By Sam Nelson

U.S. soy leaps most in seven months on Argentina woes

Feb. 19, 2013 at 5:41 pm CST

U.S. soybeans jumped three per cent on Tuesday, the biggest advance in seven months, on concerns about crop prospects in Argentina following disappointing rainfall and as China returns to the buy-side of the soybean market after the Lunar holiday. Soybeans also gained support from slow shipments from Brazil, as well […]

By Sam Nelson