Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. propane bottlenecks not affecting Canada

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite ongoing shortfalls of propane in some areas of the U.S. Midwest, the situation doesn’t appear to be adversely affecting Canada, according to the Canadian Propane Association. The late harvest in the Midwest has been further hampered by wet conditions, forcing farmers to dry their grain before putting […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prolonged Prairie harvest pushes up grain prices

Nov. 14, 2019 at 8:56 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dorian swept swimming cows two miles to North Carolina beach

Nov. 14, 2019 at 6:03 pm CST

By Jonathan Drake

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:26 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. books latest end to soy harvest in a decade

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions

Nov. 8, 2019 at 5:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm – Alberta farmers managed to make some progress despite trying conditions of cold temperatures mixed with snow and rain, including some hail, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. For the week ended Nov. 5, approximately 88.0 per cent of all Alberta crops were in the bin. That’s […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Difficult Manitoba harvest nearing its end

Nov. 6, 2019 at 4:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm – In the latest and last weekly crop report for 2019 from Manitoba Agriculture, issued Nov. 5, the overall harvest reached 89 per cent complete province-wide However, it has continued to be a very tough slog for farmers as they contend with muddy fields, in which equipment has left […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

Nov. 1, 2019 at 2:10 pm CDT

Snow, rain and cold winds continued to hamper harvest operations in Alberta during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress across the province was pegged at 81 per cent done, which was up eight points from the previous week. Southern Alberta was […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Hail, storm damage to crops during September, October

Oct. 25, 2019 at 10:10 am CDT

Despite temperatures largely below normal for September and October, there were some instances of hail damage to crops in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said there were 53 cases of hail damage – as well as storm damage – in the two provinces. In Manitoba, storms […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

Oct. 21, 2019 at 2:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm