Insights and Stories on Crop Conditions

Weather Brief: In Prairie crops, results may vary

Jul. 20, 2023 at 10:15 am CDT

In this video, face to face at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show at Langham, Sask., Glacier FarmMedia senior editor Gord Gilmour and Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm’s director of weather and markets, review Bruce’s trip west; the insurance-grade conditions of some crops along the way; and the variations that may […]

Flax production to drop with fewer acres, dry conditions

Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Much of Canada abnormally dry or in moderate drought

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Manitoba sunflowers doing well with fewer acres

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop on improved crop weather

Jul. 7, 2023 at 3:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on slow harvesting, poor crop conditions

Jul. 5, 2023 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday as slow winter wheat harvesting and deteriorating spring crop conditions fuelled buying and short covering that lifted prices from 2-1/2-week lows. The wheat rally pulled corn up from 2-1/2-year lows despite expanded plantings and recent rains that lessened concerns about […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy tumble on forecasts for much-needed rains

Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than four per cent and soybeans more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the Midwest where crops have struggled with dry conditions, analysts said. Wheat also declined, pressured by the expanding U.S. winter wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market rising into summer

Jun. 21, 2023 at 8:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have climbed steadily higher since their late-May lows, nearing chart resistance to the upside on the first day of summer. Updated renewable fuel targets released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to live up to expectations, sparking a speculative selloff in soyoil. While […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose to multi-month highs on Wednesday, supported by concerns about crop shortfalls around the globe due to adverse weather in key production areas. “Listening to the meteorologists this morning, they pretty much threw in the towel on any moisture for […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach one-month high on weather woes

Jun. 13, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit a one-month high on Tuesday on worries about dry conditions in the Midwest hurting crop prospects and spillover strength from crude oil, traders said. Corn futures were mostly higher on the Midwest weather jitters, but the nearby July contract fell on profit-taking […]