Insights and Stories on Weather

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Scorching temperatures in the southern U.S. Plains are stressing cattle as well as crops such as cotton, corn and soybeans, meteorologists and traders said on Tuesday. Temperatures were forecast to reach 111 F (44 C) in parts of the Texas Panhandle, a core area for cotton […]

More than 200 people die as drought ravages northeast Uganda

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up on broad commodity strength

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Feds boost Living Labs’ reach to all provinces

Jul. 14, 2022 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Drought conditions remain in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After copious amounts of precipitation alleviated the most severe drought conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta, there were still some areas dealing with extreme dryness entering July, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. At the end of June, only 22 per cent of the Prairie region was classified in […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries

Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures climbed on Monday on forecasts for hot, dry conditions across the Midwest farm belt as well as technical buying and positioning ahead of Tuesday’s monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand reports. The market eased from overnight highs, however, as updated […]

By Karl Plume

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola plantings are projected to come in above earlier expectations but would still be well below what was seeded to the crop in 2021, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Tuesday. Meanwhile, wheat area in the country is forecast at its highest level in […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Flea beetles an issue in parts of Saskatchewan

Jul. 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Delays to spring seeding in some regions of Saskatchewan, such as the northeast, have opened the door for infestations of flea beetles, according to provincial pest management specialist James Tansey. Canola crops that were planted later than normal are suffering from flea beetles, he said. Extremely late-seeded canola […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:05 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Little progress was made in planting whatever acres remained in Manitoba as extreme weather made its way through the province for the week ended June 26. Provincial seeding progress sat at 93 per cent at a time of year when plantings would be complete, according to the Manitoba […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm