Insights and Stories on Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s dry beans, peas show strong yields

Oct. 18, 2022 at 12:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the return of typical temperatures and healthy amounts of precipitation throughout the growing season, Manitoba had successful pea and dry bean crops during the 2022-23 marketing year, according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said both crops showed high yields from their respective […]

U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

Oct. 17, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Alberta issues final crop report for year

Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:31 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Drought-stricken B.C. bracing for floods when rains return

Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

Manitoba’s harvest 79 per cent complete, report says

Oct. 12, 2022 at 8:00 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Saskatchewan’s harvest 90 per cent complete

Oct. 6, 2022 at 2:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Excellent weather over the week ended Monday saw Saskatchewan farmers make good harvest progress, with 90 per cent of the province’s crops off the field, according to the latest provincial report. Harvest progress was up from 81 per cent the previous week — and from the five-year average […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels halted shipments of grain, fertilizer and other commodities on the critical waterway, shipping sources said. The supply chain snarl comes just as harvesting of corn and […]

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta harvest in home stretch as province dries up

Sep. 30, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As harvest progress in Alberta remained well ahead of the five-year average, soil moisture levels in the province continued to dwindle. With a gain of 12 points on the week, Alberta Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) estimated 87.6 per cent of the major crops were harvested. While that’s slightly […]

By MarketsFarm

Florida farmers scramble to reach cattle after Hurricane Ian

Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Farmers in Florida rushed to reach their cattle on Thursday after trees downed by Hurricane Ian broke fences used to contain the animals and rain from the fierce storm flooded fields used for grazing. One of the mightiest storms to hit the U.S. mainland in recent […]

By Tom Polansek