Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Chicago futures lower on U.S. weather outlooks

Apr. 5, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures closed lower on Wednesday after a day of ups and downs on improved weather outlooks for planting season in the U.S. and market readjustments from technically oversold positions, traders said. The prospect of a drier, warmer spell boosting spring field work in […]

Carbon price exemption for farm gas clears Commons

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:47 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: For growers, spring still far away

Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:26 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Manitoba’s Red River Valley at major risk for flooding

Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

No big changes in current weather patterns

Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:14 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA’s Indonesia desk predicts increased palm oil production

Mar. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is forecast to see a three per cent rise in production in 2023-24, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service post in Jakarta. The country’s USDA post anticipates 46 million tonnes of palm oil production, which would […]

By MarketsFarm

B.C. farmers granted late entry for AgriStability

Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:55 am CDT

With bird flu outbreaks and last spring’s weather woes in mind, farmers and ranchers in British Columbia are now spotted until the end of June to enrol in AgriStability. The province and the federal ag department on Tuesday announced they’ve agreed on a late participation option for the 2022 program […]

By Dave Bedard

Argentina soybeans go from ‘worse to worser,’ expert says

Mar. 14, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Extreme heat and drought throughout most of Argentina have taken a huge toll on that country’s soybean crop. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor said the forthcoming soybean harvest is now likely to produce 25 million to 30 million tonnes, a far cry from the 40 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Spring road bans loom across Prairies

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The looming spring melt across Western Canada will likely disrupt some grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks, as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads to reduce the damage […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago corn dampened by prediction of El Nino rain

Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures hit their lowest price since August on Thursday on expectations that the El Nino climate phenomenon could boost U.S. crops and concerns about rising interest rates. La Nina has ended, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday, and El Niño […]

By Cassandra Garrison