Insights and Stories on Drought

Precipitation does little for Prairie drought relief

Mar. 11, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

While much of the Prairies received above-normal amounts of precipitation during the month of February, the additional moisture did little to alleviate dry conditions according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM).

Dry conditions could see changes to planting intentions

Mar. 1, 2024 at 11:00 am CST

By OrganicBiz

Fading El Niño to be replaced by La Niña: The Weather Network

Feb. 28, 2024 at 4:06 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Total US cattle herd drops to lowest level since 1951 – USDA

Feb. 2, 2024 at 9:37 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Sask. livestock drought program extended

Jan. 30, 2024 at 12:13 pm CST

By Karen Briere

USDA attaché reports from Canada, other countries

Jan. 29, 2024 at 2:27 pm CST

The Global Agricultural Information Network of the United States Department of Agriculture issued a series of reports during the week ended Jan. 26. Of those, some of them could have an affect on the North American markets.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Photo of partially frozen river surrounded by brown grassy hills.

Alberta expands livestock drought recovery supports

Jan. 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm CST

The 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance initiative, funded through the AgriRecovery framework by the federal and provincial governments, offers payments of up to $150 per head to livestock producers who have 15 or more animals per type of livestock, and have altered usual grazing practices for more than 21 days due to drought.

By Geralyn Wichers

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Jan. 16, 2024 at 3:54 pm CST

Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.

By Nia Williams Reuters Rod Nickel

Brazil’s soybean harvest kicks off with low yields in Mato Grosso

Jan. 8, 2024 at 10:49 am CST

Brazilian soybean farmers have begun to reap their 2023/24 soybean crop, covering some 0.6 per cent of the national planted area as of last Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday.

By Ana Mano Reuters

Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans

Dec. 18, 2023 at 9:37 am CST

Brazil's drought is causing farmers there to delay fertilizer purchases for their upcoming corn-planting season, denting sales for global fertilizer suppliers in the world's top corn-exporting country, executives told Reuters.

By Ana Mano Reuters Rod Nickel Sourasis Bose