Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Corn eases on profit-taking

Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn inched slightly lower on Friday, as traders questioned federal acreage data and assessed the extent of storm damage in the U.S. Midwest. Prices slipped early in the day, after a rally in the previous session pushed corn futures to a four-week high. Soybeans also […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn up after USDA confirms massive U.S. crops

Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Most of Prairies to see little rain

Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. farmers to harvest record-large corn crop, second-largest soy crop, USDA says

Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures tread water as Midwest’s farmers assess storm damage

Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Yield, production increases expected from USDA

Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Market expectations ahead of a crop production report due out Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are for increases in U.S. soybean and corn yields. “I get the sense the trade is looking for the USDA to up corn yields by 1.9 bushels per acre, to 180.4 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Crop tour suggests record-large wheat harvest ahead

Aug. 5, 2020 at 7:51 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers are on track to harvest a record-large all-wheat crop, and more canola than last year, due mainly to favourable crop conditions, advisory service FarmLink Marketing Solutions estimated Wednesday. The Winnipeg-based company’s staff toured western Canadian fields during the last two weeks of July. “We […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Benign weather keeps corn, soybeans pointed down

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Good U.S. Midwestern weather should keep the bias to the downside in corn and soybean contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade over the next few weeks, according to an analyst. Corn hit fresh contract lows on Tuesday before showing some recovery Wednesday, but “it’s not looking like […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Saskatchewan crops in decent shape heading into August

Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Crops throughout Saskatchewan rated as being in fair to good condition, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. As of July 27, spring cereals, canola, field peas and soybeans were said to be in fair to excellent. The report said winter wheat and fall rye […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Manitoba to open more Crown lands to haying, grazing

Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

Manitoba livestock producers up against dry conditions can now apply for temporary passes to get onto Crown land not normally designated for grazing or haying. The province announced Friday it will make such lands available this year for agricultural use “under certain circumstances.” Permits and land uses will be handled […]

By Dave Bedard