Reading Time: < 1 minute A U.S. government weather forecaster expects an about 60 per cent chance of the La Niña weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean emerging in the second half of 2024.
La Niña weather 60 per cent likely to develop from June-August, says US forecaster
Western Prairies to be cooler, wetter than eastern half
Reading Time: < 1 minute With spring planting on the Canadian Prairies a few weeks to a month away, the region’s weather outlook is very likely to take somewhat different paths, according to Scott Kehler of the Manitoba-based Weatherlogics.
Prairies expected to be cooler, wetter this year
A La Niña weather pattern is on its way and may even bring timely spring rains
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a good chance western Canadian farmers and ranchers will see rain in April and May to get crops started and grass growing, says a U.S. based weather scientist.
Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts of grain, peas and cooking oil.
Fading El Niño to be replaced by La Niña: The Weather Network
Warmer than normal temperatures expected to continue on the Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fading El Niño weather patterns will be replaced by La Niña conditions heading into the summer, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network.
El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024
La Nina likely to affect production of wheat, corn in US, soybeans, corn in Latin America, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes The La Nina weather pattern could emerge in the second half of 2024, quickly after El Nino transitions into ENSO-neutral conditions in the middle of this year, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn
Recent hot spell in Argentina may have eroded potential corn yields
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ahead of the February supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, the department’s attaché in Buenos Aires issued their grain and feed update on Argentina.
Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024
Oil and gas, hydro, forestry, sports affected alongside agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.
Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans
Fertilizer companies are already dealing with lower profits as prices sag
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil's drought is causing farmers there to delay fertilizer purchases for their upcoming corn-planting season, denting sales for global fertilizer suppliers in the world's top corn-exporting country, executives told Reuters.
El Nino to continue through Northern Hemisphere spring, U.S. forecaster says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — El Nino weather conditions will continue through the Northern Hemisphere during April-June 2024 with a 62 per cent chance, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “Above-average sea surface temperatures (SST) across the equatorial Pacific Ocean were indicative of a strong El Nino, with anomalies increasing in the central and east-central Pacific […] Read more
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