Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on forecasts for much-needed Argentine rains

Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from seven-month highs set a day earlier as forecasts for beneficial rains in drought-hit Argentina sparked a round of selling, analysts said. Corn futures also declined on the outlook for Argentine weather along with wheat futures. Chicago Board of […]

Storms to bring rain to parched Argentine fields next week, grains exchange says

Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:51 pm CST

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn markets’ eyes on South America

Jan. 18, 2023 at 3:42 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

California rainstorms fade as death toll reaches 20

Jan. 17, 2023 at 2:44 am CST

By Daniel Trotta

California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for next

Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:53 am CST

By Sharon Bernstein

Last year tied as world’s fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:10 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Last year was the world’s joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. Last year tied with […]

By Kate Abnett

Worst drought in decades sees Argentina exchange slash soy, corn forecasts

Jan. 11, 2023 at 7:44 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Rosario Grains exchange sharply cut its forecast for the 2022-23 soybean harvest to 37 million tonnes from a previous forecast of 49 million, it said on Wednesday, as the country faces its worst drought in 60 years. The exchange also slashed its 2022-23 corn […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about Argentina’s drought-reduced harvest. Soybeans ended mostly lower while wheat fell to its lowest in 15 months on good global supplies […]

By Karl Plume

Another ‘atmospheric river’ storm renews flood threat in California

Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:52 pm CST

Sacramento | Reuters — Emergency crews braced for the next bout of high winds and torrential rains forecast to sweep California starting on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and flooding that struck parts of the state over the New Year’s weekend. The latest “atmospheric river” — an airborne […]

By Sharon Bernstein Steve Gorman

U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken, cattle rise as winter storms hit

Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell to their lowest price in more than two weeks on Wednesday and live cattle futures strengthened as snowstorms continued to disrupt livestock operations. Feeder cattle futures reached their highest price since September. Wintry weather in the northern U.S. Plains has delayed […]

By Tom Polansek

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