Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Court ruling, rains pressure corn, soy

Jun. 25, 2021 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Corn and soybean futures tumbled on Friday after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling bolstered a bid by small oil refineries seeking exemptions from laws requiring them to blend ethanol or other biofuels into their products, traders said. “Each time the markets start to stabilize, having priced […]

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

Jun. 24, 2021 at 8:35 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after rain

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, carryout support canola

Jun. 23, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains weather concerns

Jun. 23, 2021 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite temperatures ranging from near-freezing lows to sweltering highs and receiving little precipitation, Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop has weathered the conditions well, according to the province’s pulse specialist. “We’ve had some interesting weather over the last week to two weeks,” Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for Manitoba Agriculture […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains seen boosting crop health

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest pushed corn and soybean futures lower on Tuesday, traders said. New-crop December corn, which tracks the crop that farmers will harvest in the fall, notched the biggest decline. The contract sagged 3.2 per cent as the storms are expected […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on long-term forecast, China demand

Jun. 21, 2021 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures advanced on Monday on renewed buying by China and as concerns lingered about dry conditions in western portions of the Midwest farm belt despite scattered storms over the weekend. Corn futures were mostly lower as rain in the central corn belt boosted crop […]

By Karl Plume

Flea beetles a nuisance for canola crop

Jun. 18, 2021 at 8:20 pm CDT

[UPDATED: June 22, 2021] MarketsFarm — Western Canada’s canola crop has been hit hard by hot, dry weather so far this growing season in the midst of ongoing drought conditions — which may also be aiding another threat. *Across the Prairies, flea beetles are an oft-seen pest that feeds on […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up after sell-off

Jun. 18, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose sharply on Friday, rebounding from steep declines a day earlier on bargain-buying ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about weather in the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Fresh export interest lent support as this week’s break in futures appeared […]

By Julie Ingwersen