Insights and Stories on Snow

Wet fall raises risk of Manitoba spring flood

Oct. 12, 2019 at 12:58 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Red River Valley is very wet heading into the winter freeze, but it’s still too early to say if the saturated soils will lead to flooding in the spring, according to provincial forecasters. The Manitoba government on Wednesday took the unprecedented step of opening the Red River […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trade optimism, Midwest weather

Oct. 9, 2019 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally after finding technical support

Oct. 8, 2019 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

Oct. 3, 2019 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An unwelcomed early winter storm sent ICE Futures canola contracts higher during the week ended Wednesday, but it will take outside support to sustain a rally, according to industry participants. Snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan and cool and wet conditions in Manitoba slowed harvest operations during the week, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Oct. 1, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An early blast of snow and cold across the Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

Sep. 30, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola futures finished up at Monday’s close, boosted by a weather premium after a low-pressure system brought considerable snowfall to parts of Alberta over the weekend. Snow was mostly concentrated in the southern region of the province. Calgary and surrounding areas received around 30 centimetres of snow, according […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

Sep. 27, 2019 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures closed lower on Friday, as weather forecasts showed fewer yield risks to Midwest crops ahead of harvesting, as traders jockeyed for positioning ahead of a U.S. grain stocks report slated for Monday, traders said. Meanwhile, CBOT wheat […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

Sep. 27, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A weekend storm is poised to bring more than a foot (30.5 cm) of snow to parts of Montana and the Canadian Prairies, putting portions of the region’s spring wheat and canola crops at risk, a meteorologist said. Excessively wet conditions in the region this month […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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