Reading Time: 2 minutes Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) presented its winter seasonal outlook on Dec. 4. Officials said they expect temperatures across the country to be close to or above normal for the beginning of winter. However, they pointed out Western Canada is likely to experience normal to below normal temperatures come January and February.
More precipitation at the start of winter says Environment and Climate Change Canada
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat rises, durum falls back
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat cash prices were higher for the week ended Nov. 21, but those from amber durum stepped back. Support came from higher United States wheat futures, that were pushed upward by heightened tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, Prairie prices also felt the weight of a stronger Canadian dollar.
Pulse Weekly: Strong export demand boosts most green lentil pricing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for green lentils were steady to higher for the week ending Sept. 27, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A broker credited increased foreign demand.
Canadian Prairies to see more rain says forecaster
Reading Time: 2 minutes Weather systems over the Prairies are forecasted to bring rain according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Overland Park, Kansas.
Oats futures rise, cash bids steady
Reading Time: 3 minutes United States oats futures and Western Canadian cash bids for the cereal crop are seeing very different levels of activity in the first half of September.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed for the week ended Aug. 15. The futures market in the United States saw gains in Minneapolis spring wheat and losses for Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat.
Prairie feed grain markets trending lower as harvest looms
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain bids in Western Canada continue to trend lower, with early harvest pressure contributing to the softness.
Manitoba Crop Report: Crops develop under warm conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Warmer weather and varied precipitation across Manitoba allowed crops to further develop during the week ended Aug. 5, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Feed Grain Weekly: Weather, low U.S. prices affecting Prairie markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glen Loyns, trader and general manager for JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask., said while the recent heat and dryness has reduced yield expectations, prospects of a decent harvest are still putting pressure on prices.
Alberta Crop Report: High temperatures damage crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Major crops were rated at 55.3 per cent good to excellent, down from 72.9 per cent the previous week. The south region’s crops were rated 77.2 per cent good to excellent, while the northeast region was at 62.5 per cent and the Peace region was at 57.3 per cent. Conditions in the northwest region fell to 37.7 per cent and the central region dropped to 32.4 per cent, for declines of 40.1 and 29.8 points, respectively.
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