Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest since late March

Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 5.7 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest level in 2-1/2 months, pressured by early harvesting in the United States and Europe as well as fresh efforts to boost the amount of grain shipped from Ukraine. Corn futures were down three per […]

Feed weekly outlook: Rains boost Prairie grain prospects

Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Heat, humidity kill at least 2,000 Kansas cattle, state says

Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Rains bring much-needed moisture to Alberta’s south

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm.Adam Peleshaty

StatCan releases satellite crop vegetation data

Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Environment Canada sees cool summer for Manitoba

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan could be in for a cooler-than-normal summer, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 to 80 per cent chance of below normal temperatures from June through August across […]

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: More rainfall turns into more seeding delays

May. 31, 2022 at 3:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After southern Manitoba had experienced ideal seeding conditions for most of the previous week, another round of rains created another round of headaches for pulse growers on Monday. “Last week, there were a few dry beans planted here in southern Manitoba. (There was) a lot of prep work […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Rainy forecast pushes soy to three-month high

May. 26, 2022 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied 2.7 per cent to a three-month high on Thursday as the latest weather forecasts for key northern growing areas turned wet again, threatening to add further delays to planting that was already well behind schedule, traders said. Corn futures were weaker on […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices likely to trend downward

May. 25, 2022 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With weather in the U.S. becoming more favourable for spring planting, combined with other factors, prices on the Chicago Board of Trade CBOT) are expected to push lower, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Barrington, Ill. “If you’re getting it planted and it rains, the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Planting progress picking up in Saskatchewan

May. 19, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Overall spring planting across Saskatchewan reached 33 per cent complete as of Monday, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Despite the good progress over the week, that’s still 20 points behind the five-year average. When compared to the excellent progress this time last year, […]