Insights and Stories on Drought

FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Rome | Reuters — Ethiopia faces its worst drought in decades, leading the United Nations’ food agency to call on Friday for an emergency cash injection of US$50 million to help the country overcome the crisis. Crop production has fallen up to 90 per cent in some regions and failed […]

Deep snow in California mountains offers hope in drought

Dec. 31, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

By Sharon Bernstein

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

Nov. 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm CST

By Pavel Polityuk Reuters

India’s drought a bonanza for Canadian pulse growers

Oct. 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm CDT

By rajendra-jadhav Rod Nickel

Drought exposes cracks in Australia’s acclaimed water market

Sep. 20, 2015 at 10:17 am CDT

By Colin Packham

Western Prairies see low yields as harvest ramps up

Aug. 13, 2015 at 7:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– This summer’s erratic weather has taken its toll on plant development in Alberta and parts of western Saskatchewan, according to crop-watchers in those areas. “We have heard that dry conditions have caused plants (peas) to slough off or have the tillers dry off and have lost those […]

By Dave Sims

Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

Jul. 23, 2015 at 1:53 pm CDT

While many crops across Western Canada are withering under intensifying drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says ad hoc programs are not the answer should producers require assistance. However, tax deferral will be available for affected ranchers. “We don’t need ad hoc (assistance), we’ve got a very comprehensive system of business risk […]

By Shannon VanRaes

Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise

Jul. 10, 2015 at 1:04 pm CDT

Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants and rains elsewhere have delayed the harvest and dented quality, farmers and officials said. Russia and Ukraine’s agriculture ministries have […]

By Pavel Polityuk Polina Devitt

Yields to take precedence over acres in Canada

Jun. 30, 2015 at 11:06 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers seeded a bit more canola and a bit less wheat than originally expected, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada, released Tuesday. However, worsening drought conditions in the western Prairies over the past month and the need for reseeding due to frost damage earlier […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report

Jun. 26, 2015 at 8:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada will release its updated acreage estimates for the year on Tuesday, but the timing of the survey could lead to more questions and second-guessing than normal given the likely adjustments and yield losses over the past month. The survey was conducted before a drought took […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin