Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Jul. 3, 2023 at 1:15 am CDT

The overall forecast remains on track across both Alberta and Saskatchewan, so only a small update is needed for Manitoba. Across Manitoba, the area of low pressure that has been tracking across the northern half of the Prairie provinces is now forecasted to take a little longer to exit this […]

Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Jun. 30, 2023 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Jun. 29, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves

Jun. 27, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to push across region’s east

Jun. 26, 2023 at 2:42 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall ahead of weekend

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Friday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. Wheat futures also were lower, with traders locking in profits from a rally that has pushed prices higher for five […]

By Mark Weinraub

Rain, drought and market effects

Jun. 23, 2023 at 2:13 pm CDT

Much of the Prairies got a substantial — and much needed — delivery of rain from Mother Nature in the past week. Gord Gilmour caught up with MarketsFarm’s Bruce Burnett to talk about what that means for the crop and home, and how continued drought in the U.S. is driving […]

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Jun. 21, 2023 at 8:24 pm CDT

The weather pattern that brought some record heat to the eastern Prairies, and some significant rains to parts of Alberta, looks like it will be undergoing a bit of change during this forecast period. The overall flow across the Prairies appears as though it will become predominantly northwesterly as an […]

By Daniel Bezte

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather fuels rallies in grain prices

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Weather and less-than-stellar crop conditions were the primary factors that caused week-long rallies on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Ongoing dryness in most areas of the U.S. saw crops begin to deteriorate. The corn crop dropped six points to 55 per cent […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose to multi-month highs on Wednesday, supported by concerns about crop shortfalls around the globe due to adverse weather in key production areas. “Listening to the meteorologists this morning, they pretty much threw in the towel on any moisture for […]

By Mark Weinraub