Agriculture Weather & Forecast

Malt barley prospects decline with excess moisture

By Dave Sims September 9, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — It looks like this year’s Canadian malt barley crop could be a lot smaller than originally expected. Canada’s 2014-15 barley production was estimated at 7.2 million tonnes by Statistics Canada. This compares to last year’s total of 10.2 million tonnes. That estimate, however, was before persistent rains swept across the Prairies during […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: New-crop soybeans fall below $10 as big harvest looms

By Julie Ingwersen September 9, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark new-crop soybean futures dropped below US$10 a bushel on Tuesday, pressured by strong yield reports from the start of the harvest and diminished fears about frost in the Midwest, traders said. New-crop futures in soybeans, corn and wheat all fell to contract lows, fueling chart-based selling. At the Chicago […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Winter comes early to Alta., crop downgrades likely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 8, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — There may technically still be two more weeks of summer on the calendar, but winter weather has hit Alberta already and is raising quality concerns for unharvested crops in the province. Widespread snowfall and temperatures near the freezing mark were being reported Monday across the province. The winter weather is expected to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

Caution reigns as Brazil soy farmers eye another record crop

By Gustavo Bonato September 5, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazilian soy farmers are about to start sowing what could be a third consecutive record crop, but caution is their motto as near-term weather forecasts are less than ideal and low grain prices combined with rising costs are squeezing margins. Soybean planting in Brazil’s leading agricultural states is only allowed […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat bounce on bargain buying, weather concerns

By Mark Weinraub September 5, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday, rebounding from losses earlier in the week that pushed prices to contract lows on a round of bargain buying and short-covering, traders said. “We have been beaten up ever since we came back from Labour Day weekend,” said Dewey […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Frost expected on western Prairies next week

September 5, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Environment Canada says it expects widespread frost across parts of Western Canada next week. Forecasts from the weather agency show freezing marks in most growing regions across Alberta and Saskatchewan from Tuesday to Thursday (Sept. 10-12) with a risk of frost. Temperatures in the Peace River region are expected to drop as […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Pulses, Weather

Lentil crop quality a concern

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 4, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Top-end Canadian lentils may be hard to find this year, as wet weather and the late harvest are expected to lead to quality downgrades. The lentil harvest in Saskatchewan, where the bulk of Canada’s crop is grown, is only about 23 per cent complete, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

Good weather, looming record harvest weigh on CBOT beans, corn

By Dave Sims September 3, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell lower during the week ended Sept. 3, despite some short-covering near the end of August, according to an analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday released its weekly crop progress report which pegged 72 per cent of the U.S. bean crop as […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairies to see wet two weeks before cold sets in

By Dave Sims September 3, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — An ongoing battle between warm and cool air across the Prairies is expected to lead to a wetter bias across Western Canada in September, before cold air begins to establish itself toward the middle of the month. “As we get towards the end of the month the cool air will start winning […] Read more

WeatherFarm’s map for percentage of normal rainfall for the period of Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2014. For more precipitation, high/low temperature and CHU maps for the Prairies visit WeatherFarm.com.

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Rain bogs down Prairies’ wheat, canola harvests

By Rod Nickel September 2, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Rain has bogged down Western Canada’s harvest of canola, spring wheat and other crops, while cool temperatures slowed the growth of crops that need to mature before the first significant frost. Most of southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have received rain recently, with Manitoba’s Red River valley among the hardest hit […] Read more

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Malt barley prospects decline with excess moisture

U.S. grains: New-crop soybeans fall below $10 as big harvest looms

Winter comes early to Alta., crop downgrades likely

Caution reigns as Brazil soy farmers eye another record crop

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat bounce on bargain buying, weather concerns

Frost expected on western Prairies next week

Lentil crop quality a concern

Good weather, looming record harvest weigh on CBOT beans, corn

Prairies to see wet two weeks before cold sets in

Rain bogs down Prairies’ wheat, canola harvests

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