Insights and Stories on Drought

Rains bring much-needed moisture to Alberta’s south

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Rains across southern and central regions of Alberta were both much-needed and well-received during the week ended Tuesday. Both regions received 20 to 50 millimetres of precipitation, according to the province’s weekly crop report released Friday. The amount of rain that fell onto the south region was equivalent […]

Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:49 am CDT

By MarketsFarm

StatCan releases satellite crop vegetation data

Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Thunder Bay grain shipments down on year through two months

Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Canola exports slow to trickle

Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Farmer walks toward an air seeder with a blue sky above.

Feed weekly outlook: Rains forecast for southern Alberta

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The prospect of rain over drought-stricken southern Alberta, with Calgary and Lethbridge possibly seeing at least 30 millimetres from June 4 to 7, would seem to be a godsend for growers. However, recent history suggests the moisture may not matter in the long term, according to Mike Fleischhauer […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up on India’s export ban

May. 16, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures hit their daily 70-cent trading limit cap on Monday after India banned exports of the grain, an abrupt policy change that fanned concerns about global supplies strained by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The wheat rally sent spillover strength to corn futures, as global […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

ICE weekly outlook: Conditions a challenge for Prairie canola

May. 11, 2022 at 8:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wet conditions throughout much of the eastern half of the Canadian Prairies continued to delay spring planting this week. Meanwhile, the western half of the region remained mired in drought and in need of rain to help recently-seeded crops get off to a good start. “Get it in […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

World could see 1.5 C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

May. 9, 2022 at 6:26 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The world faces a 50 per cent chance of warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. That does not mean the world would be crossing the long-term warming threshold of 1.5 C (2.7 […]

By Gloria Dickie

Drought gone in Manitoba but worsening in Alberta, AAFC reports

May. 9, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Record-breaking precipitation in southern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan helped improve moisture conditions in the region in April, taking much of the area out of the drought classification, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for the period ended April 30. Two separate […]

By MarketsFarm

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Insights and Stories on Drought

Rains bring much-needed moisture to Alberta’s south

Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

StatCan releases satellite crop vegetation data

Thunder Bay grain shipments down on year through two months

Canola exports slow to trickle

Feed weekly outlook: Rains forecast for southern Alberta

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up on India’s export ban

ICE weekly outlook: Conditions a challenge for Prairie canola

World could see 1.5 C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

Drought gone in Manitoba but worsening in Alberta, AAFC reports

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