Insights and Stories on Weather

Expect Prairie temperatures below normal until month’s end

Feb. 16, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The Prairie weather outlook for the rest of February is likely to remain below normal, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics in Winnipeg. “[But] not as cold as it has been for most of the winter,” he added. Much of January and February have been highlighted […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as traders watch weather

Feb. 16, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

South American soy, corn crops face major disaster

Feb. 15, 2022 at 9:19 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: More adjustments expected after lacklustre USDA report

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:09 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan confirms tight grain and oilseed stocks

Feb. 8, 2022 at 7:42 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Drought conditions ease slightly across Prairies

Feb. 8, 2022 at 7:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Mixed precipitation throughout January helped drought conditions improve across much of the Canadian Prairies during the month, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Tuesday. Conditions have deteriorated in some areas, however, and the majority of Western Canada was still in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:49 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip ahead of USDA report

Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting an eight-month high, ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly global supply and demand assessment that is expected to downgrade South American crop production. Corn also eased, while wheat firmed, underpinned by ongoing dryness across the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prizes put up to develop year-round berry production in Canada

Feb. 8, 2022 at 4:05 pm CST

A philanthropic foundation focused on improving public health now wants to improve diets by finding ways to juice up Canada’s home-grown fruit supplies. The Weston Family Foundation on Tuesday pledged $33 million over six years for what it calls the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a prize challenge pitting ideas against ideas […]

By Dave Bedard

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feb. 7, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

The federal and British Columbia governments’ response to last fall’s destructive flooding now includes what’s said to be the biggest farm disaster recovery package in the province’s history. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and her federal counterpart Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced cost-shared funding of $228 million for the Canada-B.C. […]

By Dave Bedard