Insights and Stories on Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow start to Saskatchewan spring

Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While below-normal temperatures have welcomed the start of spring, pulse seeding in Saskatchewan is expected to start on time in 2023 if the weather co-operates. “We’ve had a slow start to spring,” said Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) executive director Carl Potts. “It’s still a bit of time before […]

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

Apr. 5, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

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

MarketsFarm — With spring officially underway, don’t expect a lot of major changes in the current weather patterns across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. northern Plains, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. at Overland Park, Kansas. “For the rest of March, it’s status quo, it will stay […]

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