Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Winter wheat futures up sixth straight day

Jul. 21, 2021 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday as adverse weather in key exporting countries raised supply concerns, traders said. Corn futures were steady to firm, with the front-month contract ending flat while new-crop offerings rose on support from dry […]

‘Time is ticking’ on drought response for beef cattle sector

Jul. 20, 2021 at 6:55 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Hot, dry weather creates ‘significant uncertainty,’ AAFC says

Jul. 20, 2021 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on deteriorating crop conditions

Jul. 20, 2021 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly climb in six years

Jul. 16, 2021 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Request line open for AgriRecovery drought plans, Bibeau says

Jul. 15, 2021 at 7:48 pm CDT

Canada’s federal agriculture minister says the government is “ready to receive formal submissions” from provinces for AgriRecovery plans to help Prairie farmers and ranchers up against significant droughts this summer. Marie-Claude Bibeau, summarizing discussions from Thursday’s online meeting with provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers, said the formal requests “are […]

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Heat reducing potential yields, raising prices

Jul. 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The hot and dry summer that has enveloped all of Western Canada is already bringing down projected yields for feed grains, creating an inverse effect on prices. “We’re losing the crop here right now with the heat and lack of moisture across the Prairies and the northern Plains […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on stressful northern Plains weather

Jul. 15, 2021 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat futures, which hit an 8-1/2-year high near US$9 a bushel as drought threatened crops in the northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. Soybean futures fell on disappointing domestic soy crush data and corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

Jul. 15, 2021 at 4:31 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway’s fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic Tuesday — but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both (CN and Canadian Pacific Railway) are having troubles because there […]

By Allan Dawson

Saskatchewan raises salvage threshold for parched crops

Jul. 14, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance agency is raising the yield threshold at which drought-damaged crops can be grazed, baled for greenfeed or cut for silage with no penalty on future coverage. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. said Wednesday it would double the “low yield appraisal” threshold values on cereal or pulse crop […]