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Alberta wildfire fighters prepare for hot, dry days ahead

May. 12, 2023 at 7:46 pm CDT

Reuters — An extended period of hot, dry weather that risks worsening wildfires in Alberta began on Friday, with special weather alerts in place across Western Canada and officials urging people to be vigilant. More than 100 wildfires have ignited across Alberta since last week, forcing tens of thousands of […]

A start to seeding

May. 12, 2023 at 1:26 pm CDT

Alberta fairs, auctions offer space for evacuated livestock

May. 11, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Alberta ‘crossing fingers’ for rain amid wildfires

May. 8, 2023 at 9:08 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel Sam Jabri-Pickett

Fire and floods across Western Canada force evacuations

May. 5, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

Apr. 20, 2023 at 3:15 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific […]

By Kate Abnett

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to influence canola price movement

Apr. 19, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, trading within a $20 per tonne range in most months as market participants wait to get a better handle on new-crop prospects. “There’s some concern developing on seeding delays,” said Jamie Wilton of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Vast tracts of drought-hit Argentine soy fields seen going unharvested

Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:08 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Buenos Aires grains exchange on Thursday said farmers would likely leave large tracts of soy fields unharvested due to damage from a historic drought, which could lead to more cuts to its 25 million-tonne production forecast. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soybean […]

By Reuters

U.S. forecaster sees 62 per cent chance of El Nino developing during May-July

Apr. 13, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday predicted a 62 per cent chance of the El Niño phenomenon developing in the Northern Hemisphere during May-July, and a strong chance toward end-year, likely compounding risks to crops across the globe. “The coastal warming in the eastern Pacific may foreshadow changes […]

By Ashitha Shivaprasad

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather in focus for Chicago grains, oilseeds

Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — All eyes in the Chicago grain and oilseed markets are focused on weather conditions as the South American harvest progresses and North American farmers begin seeding their next crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report (WASDE), released Tuesday, left ending stocks projections for both soybeans and […]