Insights and Stories on Weather

Afghanistan ‘marching towards starvation,’ UN food chief says

Aug. 24, 2021 at 7:34 pm CDT

Doha | Reuters — Millions of Afghans could soon face starvation due to a combination of conflict, drought and the coronavirus pandemic, the executive director of the World Food Programme said on Tuesday, calling on political leaders to act fast. “There’s a perfect storm coming because of several years of […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as crop conditions drop, soyoil prices rise

Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Watch water quality and mineral consumption during drought

Aug. 20, 2021 at 10:15 am CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Plans afoot to move hay from East to drought-hit West

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on broad commodities weakness

Aug. 19, 2021 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell about 2.5 per cent on Thursday, following broad declines in commodities including crude oil and metals tied to fears about slowing global growth, analysts said. Pressure also stemmed from forecasts for rains in northwestern portions of the Midwest that could […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola remains expensive

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Concerns over the likelihood of a much smaller canola crop than previously anticipated, coupled with a very tight supply situation, continued to underpin values this week. That price rationing in turn has kept canola more expensive than other edible oils, according to trader Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Haitians grow impatient for quake aid as hungry crowd gathers

Aug. 18, 2021 at 2:18 pm CDT

Les Cayes, Haiti | Reuters — A hungry crowd gathered outside an airport in southern Haiti on Wednesday as people left homeless by an earthquake that killed some 2,000 people voiced anger that government aid was slow to arrive five days after the disaster, leaving many without food and water. […]

By Laura Gottesdiener

U.S. grains: Wheat ends mixed, near 8-1/2-year high

Aug. 16, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures took a breather on Monday after setting 8-1/2-year highs last week on concerns about tightening supplies in exporting countries hit by harsh weather. Russian agriculture consultancy Sovecon trimmed its forecast for Russia’s crop by 0.3 per cent from last week […]

By Tom Polansek

Feds lock in AgriRecovery funds before election call

Aug. 15, 2021 at 10:18 pm CDT

Just hours ahead of a federal election call, the federal government has committed $500 million to cover its share of federal/provincial AgriRecovery support plans for drought-hit farmers across Canada’s West. Shortly before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit Sunday to Rideau Hall seeking the dissolution of Parliament for a federal election, […]

By Dave Bedard