Insights and Stories on Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects

May. 14, 2020 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as generally favourable U.S. Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for large harvests, analysts said. “We just don’t have enough demand … to overcome the good growing conditions that are seen across the Midwest,” said Brian Hoops, president […]

Burnett on Markets: Weather woes span the Prairies

Apr. 9, 2020 at 2:27 pm CDT

By Bruce Burnett

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market floating headline to headline

Apr. 8, 2020 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canadian farmland trending less affordable in FCC report

Apr. 6, 2020 at 12:44 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of no spring El Nino, La Nina

Mar. 12, 2020 at 1:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Rally likely to end soon

Jan. 30, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — After a bit of a rally for feed grain prices over the last three to four weeks, the feedlots are on the full side, said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “That normally means we back off a little bit,” he said, noting there hasn’t been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Favourable growing conditions forecast for major ag regions

Jan. 23, 2020 at 4:47 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian producers looking for challenging growing conditions elsewhere in the world to prop up commodity prices may be disappointed during the 2020 growing season. South America “If you’re looking for any help from South America for your canola or soybeans or corn, you’d better look somewhere else,” Drew […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

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

Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

Nov. 1, 2019 at 2:10 pm CDT

Snow, rain and cold winds continued to hamper harvest operations in Alberta during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress across the province was pegged at 81 per cent done, which was up eight points from the previous week. Southern Alberta was […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Saskatchewan harvest progresses under adverse conditions: report

Oct. 31, 2019 at 12:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Saskatchewan farmers continued to plug away at the harvest over the past week, with 90 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 28, according to the latest provincial report. That was up seven points from the previous week, but still behind the five-year average […]