Insights and Stories on Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Jittery spring market for canola

May. 4, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts saw a sharp downward correction in early trading days of May, after setting all-time highs in April. While the correction was long overdue, underlying supportive influences remain in place and the market could be due for some sideways trade as participants now wait to […]

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. spring wheat seeding near standstill

May. 4, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Wet weather delays southern Manitoba seeding

May. 3, 2022 at 2:34 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Heat wave threatens India’s wheat output, export plans

May. 2, 2022 at 10:32 pm CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj Neha Arora

Flood warnings raised in Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan

Apr. 29, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to three-week lows on Friday, led by hard red winter wheat contracts after showers in key growing parts of the U.S. Plains provided a much needed boost to soil moisture, traders said. Corn futures ended unchanged after spiking to their highest in […]

By Mark Weinraub

AgriStability enrolment deadline extended for 2022

Apr. 28, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

The deadline for Canadian farmers to enroll in AgriStability has been extended for two months — making 2022 the fourth year in a row with a enrolment deadline bump for the farm income stabilization program. The enrolment deadline without penalty for the 2022 program year was previously scheduled for this […]

By Dave Bedard

StatsCan predicts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2022

Apr. 26, 2022 at 1:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s farmers intend to seed more acres to wheat and less to canola in 2022, according to the first survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada for the upcoming crop year released Tuesday. Canola area is forecast at 20.9 million acres by the government agency, which would be down by […]

By MarketsFarm

Not warm enough yet for accurate read on Ontario winter crops

Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– The crop report on Wednesday from Ontario’s ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (OMAFRA) notes a lack of temperatures warm enough to accurately assess winter crops and/or to begin spring planting. OMAFRA determined winter wheat that was seeded on time looks healthier than what was planted later […]

By MarketsFarm