Agriculture Weather & Forecast

Cheap grain could shore up any Man. forage shortages

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 28, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Excessive moisture in some parts of Manitoba over the past few months has led to localized forage shortages heading into the winter. However, ample feed grain supplies are expected to help supplement any lack of forages. Manitoba’s Interlake region was particularly hard hit by moisture in 2014. Water levels on both Lake […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Upside likely limited for rising feed barley market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 23, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Feed barley prices in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but will need outside support to continue to move higher. Barley prices at Lethbridge, Alta. have moved off their harvest lows of $160 per tonne a month ago, to current levels around $180 per tonne, said Jim Beusekom […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT soybeans, corn watch weather

By Dave Sims October 15, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher during the week ended Wednesday, driven upward by harvest delays over wet weather and sluggish farmer selling. “These rallies don’t make a lot of sense to me but we were due for a bit of a bounce and I think this […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Manitoba corn harvest just getting started

By Terryn Shiells October 10, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Many crops have seen delayed harvest in Manitoba this year, and grain corn is no exception. Only a few fields have been harvested so far, with more earlier-seeded crops expected to start coming off the fields next week. “A lot of it has reached maturity, so it’s just drying down to moisture […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 9, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Lentil bids in Western Canada continue to show strength, but with the size and quality of this year’s crop still very much unknown, the highs may be in for the time being. “I don’t think there is anyone who really knows exactly what’s out there,” said David Newman of Victoria-area pulse trading […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster says El Nino expected to begin soon

By Chris Prentice October 9, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute New York | Reuters –– The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to occur in the next one to two months and last into next spring in the Northern Hemisphere, though it will likely be weak, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) agency of the National Weather Service said on Thursday. While the forecast marks the […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Prairie malt barley crop’s quality still up in air

By Dave Sims October 9, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Questions are being asked over how much barley in Western Canada will be good enough to meet malting standards in 2014-15. This year’s crop was already going to be smaller than last year’s, said Brian Otto, past-president with the Western Barley Growers Association. Statistics Canada estimated overall barley production at 7.2 million […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Freeze hits U.S. northern crops, rains to slow southern harvest

By Christine Stebbins October 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — A weekend freeze across the northern Plains and upper U.S. Midwest likely hurt immature corn and soybean plants, reducing crop quality more than yields, agricultural meteorologists said Monday. Morning weekend lows in the Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Iowa and Nebraska ranged from the mid-20s to low 30s F. The chilliest temperatures were […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy surges, corn up as harvest slows

By Mark Weinraub October 6, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday on concerns that the slowing pace of harvest in the U.S. Midwest will delay deliveries of much-needed supplies, traders said. “We have got a wetter forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “That is definitely going to […] Read more

Alberta’s accumulated rainfall for September 2014. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Cool, wet weather halts Alberta harvest

By Terryn Shiells October 2, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Farmers in Alberta haven’t been able to make much harvest progress recently, as rainfall and cool weather have prevented them from getting into the fields over the past week. Almost half an inch of rain fell in some areas on Friday (Sept. 26), followed by some nicer weather on the weekend, said […] Read more

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Cheap grain could shore up any Man. forage shortages

Upside likely limited for rising feed barley market

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Manitoba corn harvest just getting started

Unknowns keep lentil bids strong

U.S. forecaster says El Nino expected to begin soon

Prairie malt barley crop’s quality still up in air

Freeze hits U.S. northern crops, rains to slow southern harvest

U.S. grains: Soy surges, corn up as harvest slows

Cool, wet weather halts Alberta harvest

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