Insights and Stories on Drought

China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on

Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chongqing | Reuters — As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the last severe drought to hit his crops more than 60 years ago. “This year is drier than 1960,” said Chen, […]

Iqaluit declares state of emergency over water shortage

Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Ismail Shakil

Prairie drought spurs record imports via Trois-Rivieres

Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Prices lower despite mixed growing conditions

Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops growing well despite threats

Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:21 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Scorching temperatures in the southern U.S. Plains are stressing cattle as well as crops such as cotton, corn and soybeans, meteorologists and traders said on Tuesday. Temperatures were forecast to reach 111 F (44 C) in parts of the Texas Panhandle, a core area for cotton […]

By Ashitha Shivaprasad Julie Ingwersen

More than 200 people die as drought ravages northeast Uganda

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:11 pm CDT

Kampala | Reuters — More than 200 people have died from hunger this month in northeastern Uganda, where a prolonged drought and rampant insecurity have left more than half a million facing starvation, a local official and a charity worker said. Inhabited by nomadic pastoralists, the semi-arid and remote Karamoja […]

By Reuters

Drought conditions remain in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After copious amounts of precipitation alleviated the most severe drought conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta, there were still some areas dealing with extreme dryness entering July, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. At the end of June, only 22 per cent of the Prairie region was classified in […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Flea beetles an issue in parts of Saskatchewan

Jul. 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Delays to spring seeding in some regions of Saskatchewan, such as the northeast, have opened the door for infestations of flea beetles, according to provincial pest management specialist James Tansey. Canola crops that were planted later than normal are suffering from flea beetles, he said. Extremely late-seeded canola […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils faring well but threats remain

Jun. 21, 2022 at 8:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Growing conditions for peas and lentils in Saskatchewan during the spring can be described as variable. While western parts of the province continued to endure dry conditions carried over from last year’s drought, regions in the east were drenched with near-continuous rainfall to go along with below-normal temperatures. […]