Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. corn drops for 10th straight day; wheat, soy fall

Feb. 14, 2013 at 6:02 pm CST

U.S. corn futures slipped for the 10th straight session on Thursday on crop-friendly weather in South America and expectations for rising global supplies, traders said. Wheat futures fell as improving U.S. weather conditions and fund selling overshadowed strong weekly U.S. export sales data, and soybeans fell after weekly export sales […]

Sask. predicts ‘above-normal’ spring runoff

Feb. 12, 2013 at 4:54 pm CST

U.S. wheat falls to seven-month low on wetter weather

Feb. 12, 2013 at 4:00 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Australia nudges up wheat estimate

Feb. 12, 2013 at 11:54 am CST

By Colin Packham

USDA sees one more boom year for U.S. farmers

Feb. 12, 2013 at 9:09 am CST

Sask. to reinsure crop insurance against wreck years

Feb. 12, 2013 at 1:11 am CST

Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance agency plans to reinsure itself against heavy claim years starting in 2013, a year in which the agency plans record-high per-acre coverage through a record-high budget. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC) announced Monday it will, for the first time ever, buy private reinsurance — a move […]

U.S. corn tumbles on weak demand, Brazil outlook

Feb. 7, 2013 at 6:50 pm CST

U.S. corn fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday and hit a four-week low as Brazil’s government forecast a record-large harvest this year, suggesting U.S. exports would face another year of stiff competition from the world’s No. 2 supplier. Soybean futures rebounded from earlier declines after the U.S. Department […]

By Karl Plume

Wetter Argentine forecast pressures U.S. corn

Feb. 5, 2013 at 4:22 pm CST

U.S. corn futures dropped for a third straight session on Tuesday because of sluggish demand and expectations for wetter weather in world No. 3 exporter Argentina. Soybean prices rebounded from an earlier profit-taking slump on technical buying and some concerns that the still-developing South American crop may shrink further if […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. winter wheat woes boost CWB’s winter PRO

Feb. 5, 2013 at 5:19 am CST

Wheat futures climbing up off their lows in late 2012 and early 2013, based mainly on the shape of the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop, have bumped up CWB’s winter PRO values. The former Canadian Wheat Board on Friday released an updated pool return outlook (PRO) for its 2012-13 […]

U.S. soy drops on profit-taking

Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:23 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Thursday on profit-taking, after hitting a six-week high on Wednesday, as forecasts for better crop weather in South America eased concerns about harvest delays and production losses there. Corn posted an eight-week high overnight, tumbled along with soybeans as investors pocketed profits, then rallied […]

By Karl Plume