Insights and Stories on Weather

Feb. 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm CST

Ukrainian grain traders have agreed to limit wheat exports to 1.7 million tonnes in February-July following a request from the government which is concerned about supply to the domestic market, Ekonomicheskie Izvestia reported on Friday. The newspaper quoted traders as saying that only 800,000 tonnes of wheat would be exported […]

Feb. 16, 2012 at 5:00 am CST

Springtime restrictions on truck weights on various Manitoba roads will now be based on actual road conditions instead of hard dates on the calendar. The provincial government on Wednesday announced a new policy in which it "will take changing weather conditions into account in determining when spring road restrictions must […]

Feb. 9, 2012 at 5:18 pm CST

World wheat stocks will swell to record size this year and corn stocks will be larger than expected despite severe drought in South America, the U.S. government forecast on Thursday. India will post a record rice crop due to a strong monsoon this year as the global grain outlook improves […]

Feb. 8, 2012 at 6:01 pm CST

Illinois, a key farm state in the heart of the Corn Belt, is basking in its sixth warmest winter in 117 years — good news for residents who have not had to shovel snow but a red flag for some of the state’s most productive businesses: farms. Illinois and neighbouring […]

By Christine Stebbins

Feb. 7, 2012 at 3:43 am CST

A study painting a bleak picture for Canada’s livestock sector under a continued regime of ethanol subsidies and government incentives has drawn blowback from Ontario’s grain growers and the voice of the biofuel industry. The study, commissioned by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council and Canadian Meat Council and […]