Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle continue lower on unclear outlook

Jul. 22, 2020 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday as uncertainty about demand lingers, while dry conditions in the U.S. West have analysts worried about an influx of market-ready cattle in the coming weeks. “You look at pasture range and it is deteriorating very quickly,” said Ted […]

Bayer launches carbon capture pilot for U.S., Brazilian farmers

Jul. 21, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans trim back on improved crop conditions

Jul. 21, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses heading for a good year

Jul. 21, 2020 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn weakens on rain across Midwest

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. court finds for California’s work with Quebec on carbon market

Jul. 17, 2020 at 7:39 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A U.S. federal district court has ruled that California’s co-ordination with Quebec in a cap-and-trade carbon emissions market is constitutional, a blow to the Trump administration made public in a filing late on Friday. In October, the Trump administration sued California for entering a climate agreement […]

By Timothy Gardner

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as weather favours yield prospects

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday, nearing a two-week low as Midwest weather forecasts turned milder for the crop’s key growth phase this month, raising the potential for a large harvest, analysts said. The rosy weather outlook also pushed soybean futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures top two-month high on global harvest worries

Jul. 9, 2020 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Thursday leapt to their highest prices in more than two months as the latest crop estimates in major exporting countries like Argentina, France and Russia raised questions about global supply. Corn and soybean futures also strengthened, as weather forecasts […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. forecaster says La Nina expected to develop in fall 2020

Jul. 9, 2020 at 11:00 am CDT

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday forecast the development of a La Nina pattern during the August-October season, which is expected to persist through the remainder of 2020. There is about 50-55 per cent chance of La Nina developing during the Northern Hemisphere fall, with a 50 […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade looks to weather for support

Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been supported by dry growing conditions in key regions of the United States, but remain largely rangebound. “It’s been hot and dry, but it’s tough to pin your hopes on a bull market because sooner or later it will rain,” […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm