Insights and Stories on Flooding

Flooding in Manitoba hinges on coming spring melt

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) released an initial spring flood outlook report Friday citing the risk of moderate to major flooding in most the province’s southern basins. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said the amount of flooding will depend on weather conditions from now until spring melt. […]

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feb. 7, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

B.C. extends fuel restrictions following flooding

Nov. 29, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

By Reuters

Grain flow uncertain as floods halt B.C. rail, road traffic

Nov. 17, 2021 at 2:35 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

Nov. 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

Wet or dry spring ahead? Depends on where in Canada

Feb. 26, 2021 at 6:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There will be increased in risk of flooding this spring in British Columbia, western Alberta and parts of Eastern Canada, according to a report Friday from AccuWeather. Meanwhile, dry conditions are expected to continue across the Prairies. AccuWeather’s report forecasts below-normal temperatures for B.C. and western Alberta going […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Burnett on Markets: Weather woes span the Prairies

Apr. 9, 2020 at 2:27 pm CDT

The weather during the last half of March provided some optimism about a normal start to spring. Farmers across the Prairies were preparing equipment, taking delivery of seed and fertilizer and looking forward to getting out into the field. Then the weather in early April dropped significant amounts of rain […]

By Bruce Burnett

Variable Prairie weather makes for uncertain spring ahead

Jan. 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Late-season rains wreaked havoc on the 2019 harvest season but were helpful in restoring topsoil moisture to key growing regions in the Prairies. Since snow coverage has been variable across the Prairies so far in 2020, however, the growing season may get off to a rocky start. “If […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: India pulse estimates improve

Jan. 14, 2020 at 7:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Conditions are still not looking good for India’s kharif (summer) production, and in particular for pulse crops. Excessive monsoon rains, followed by above-average post-monsoon rains, have hurt production, according to a report. The excessive rains resulted in flooding in 13 states in India and the National Bulk Handling […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

Aug. 20, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in recent weeks have brought India’s monsoon rainfall back to normal levels after a slow, dry start to the season, according to reports out of the country. However, flooding and uneven distribution of moisture could still hurt crop production. A normal monsoon is defined as 96-104 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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