Insights and Stories on Drought

EU cuts estimate of drought-hit maize crop, raises import outlook

Nov. 25, 2022 at 5:50 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — The European Commission on Friday cut its estimate of this year’s drought-hit maize harvest in the European Union to a new 15-year low while again raising its projection for this season’s maize imports. European maize (corn) crops endured severe drought and several heatwaves during the crucial […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Drought expands across western Prairies

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:08 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices rise amid tight supplies

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:50 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Shallow Mississippi River expected to persist as dry winter hits U.S. South

Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

Oct. 17, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — With seeding roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Seeding plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Drought-stricken B.C. bracing for floods when rains return

Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:05 pm CDT

Reuters — British Columbia on Thursday warned residents to prepare for flooding when rains eventually return after a prolonged drought exacerbated by climate change that has raised concerns about long-term damage to ecosystems ranging from glaciers to salmon rivers. The usually rainy western province has experienced weeks of record-breaking warm […]

By Nia Williams

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba to cut Crown forage lease rates

Sep. 29, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

The rents paid by Manitoba producers using Crown lands to produce perennial forages will be cut in half next year and by smaller amounts the following two years. Provincial Ag Minister Derek Johnson on Wednesday announced the forage lease rent on agricultural Crown land will be reduced by 50 per […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on demand, tightening supplies

Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday in tandem with higher equities and energy markets as a robust slaughter pace and concerns about reduced cattle supplies in the coming months fueled buying. Packers have accelerated their daily slaughter pace following plant downtime around Monday’s […]