Insights and Stories on Weather

USDA sees U.S. soy crop easing tight world supply

Nov. 9, 2012 at 7:26 pm CST

The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the U.S. government said Friday. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised […]

Grains – U.S. wheat gains on worries about crop health

Nov. 6, 2012 at 5:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. wheat ratings fall to record low due to dry weather

Nov. 6, 2012 at 4:47 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Grains – soybeans drop, pull corn lower while wheat steadies

Nov. 5, 2012 at 4:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. drought shrinking, but not fast enough

Nov. 1, 2012 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

Dry fall in Western Canada has farmers worried about spring planting

Oct. 30, 2012 at 3:25 pm CDT

Western Canada’s fertile fields are parched due to below-normal rain this fall and with below-average to normal snowfall expected this winter farmers might see potentially unfavourable spring planting conditions.Most of the region’s farm belt across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba has had well-below normal precipitation during the past three months, ranging […]

By Rod Nickel

Drought tolerance a ‘hot’ topic for 2012 and 2013

Oct. 29, 2012 at 5:26 pm CDT

In years to come, 2012 in Ontario will be remembered as a drought year along with 2001 and 1988. Despite the cheery prospect of a winter with little ground cover and uncommonly warm temperatures, many farmers spent the early part of the year bracing themselves for a drier-than-normal growing season. […]

By Ralph Pearce

Hail payouts total $280 million – final report for 2012

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:38 pm CDT

Based on preliminary estimates, payouts to Prairie farmers for 2012 crop hail claims total roughly $280 million on 21,600 losses. A total of nearly $341 million was collected from producer premiums for an industry-wide loss ratio of just over 82 per cent. Disease and wind damage made it challenging for adjusters […]

By Canadian Crop Hail Association

Grains – soybeans fall on Brazil weather; U.S.. hurricane eyed

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans […]

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Ontario soybean/corn crops yielding better than expected

Oct. 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm CDT

Soybean and corn crops in Ontario are yielding better than expected, according to industry officials. “We had quite a dry summer in Ontario so there were considerable concerns that the yields were not going to be there,” Horst Bohner, soybean specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural […]

By Terryn Shiells