Insights and Stories on Weather

La Niña introduces itself with Prairie cold snap

Jan. 7, 2022 at 9:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The frigid conditions which had enveloped the Prairie provinces in recent weeks is a sign La Niña has come again, according to a Kansas-based meteorologist. Since mid-December, the Prairies have been in a deep freeze beginning with temperatures at least 10 C below-normal. Since the holiday season, many […]

Fertilizer prices to remain high for now

Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:52 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease after weather rally

Jan. 6, 2022 at 5:47 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: South American dryness main source of support

Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:42 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Colder-than-normal Prairie winter forecast

Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:40 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn supported by South America dryness

Jan. 4, 2022 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures climbed on Tuesday, underpinned by dry weather in parts of South America that could hurt yields in rival export markets, while wheat rose after a three-session decline. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed 34-1/4 cents […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on South American weather

Jan. 3, 2022 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ended higher on Monday, supported by risks of hot and dry weather for South American crops as they near harvest. Wheat fell, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar, pulling corn lower. The most active soybeans contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn extend rally

Dec. 27, 2021 at 2:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans and corn extended gains on Monday to hit multi-month highs as dry and hot weather in South America stoked supply worries. Wheat rose early in the session, bolstered by hopes for greater export demand, but ended the day down on technical trading. Dealers said […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. EPA reviewing dicamba over crop damage claims

Dec. 21, 2021 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether dicamba herbicide can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing “unreasonable risks” to other crops, an agency official said Tuesday. Farmers and scientists for years have reported […]

By Tom Polansek

Grain movement to Vancouver picking up

Dec. 20, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

Western grain movement to the Port of Vancouver was at 60 per cent of normal as of Dec. 15 and is expected to continually improve, Mark Hemmes, Canada’s grain monitor and president of Quorum Corp. said in an interview Wednesday. “I think by next week it’s going to look a […]

By Allan Dawson