Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — No major changes in the current weather patterns on the Prairies are expected at this time, according to a pair of weather experts. So far this summer, the region’s weather has been highlighted by warmer and generally drier conditions in the eastern Prairies, while the western portion has […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-month high on hot, dry weather

Jul. 6, 2020 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Looking for carbon sequestration answers

Jul. 2, 2020 at 10:29 pm CDT

By John Greig

U.S. grains: Corn continues upward on USDA acreage data, weather worries

Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Attention turns to yield potential after StatsCan report

Jun. 29, 2020 at 1:46 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan survey shows bump up in wheat acres, particularly durum

Jun. 29, 2020 at 10:58 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian farmers planted slightly more wheat overall in 2020 than in 2019, but the coronavirus outbreak will pose “unique challenges” in the production and distribution of crops, Statistics Canada said on Monday. Farmers planted 25 million acres of wheat, up 1.5 per cent from 2019, thanks […]

By Reuters

Canola area expected to be lower in Monday’s StatsCan report

Jun. 26, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Market participants generally expect canola acreage will be revised downward in a second acreage estimate due out Monday from Statistics Canada. “There’s a lot of uncertainty about canola acres,” Ken Ball of P.I. International in Winnipeg said, noting acreage was “definitely lost” in central and northern Alberta due […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink on Midwest weather

Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Friday on crop boosting rains across the Midwest and positioning ahead of government reports on U.S. plantings and stocks due next week. Wheat futures tumbled to contract lows, with soft red winter wheat hitting […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn drops to six-week low

Jun. 25, 2020 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled to the lowest in six weeks on Thursday and soybeans fell for a fourth straight day as forecasts for crop boosting rains across the U.S. Midwest reinforced prospects for bumper crops this year. Technical selling as futures fell below recent lows added […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slump on crop weather, economic concerns

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased for a third straight session on Wednesday and corn futures were mostly lower as forecasts for rains and limited crop-stressing heat across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production prospects. Weak outside markets also hung over grain futures, with equities and crude oil […]

By Karl Plume