Agriculture Weather & Forecast

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction on the markets was bearish, with corn prices being hit very hard, down 25 cents per bushel for the September and December contracts on the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Weather

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

By GFM Staff August 9, 2019

While a new United Nations report on climate change and land calls for “rebalancing diets,” the policy paths it seeks are a good fit for beef cattle ranching as Canadians know it, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says. Responding Thursday to the report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the CCA said Canada’s […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather, Winter Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Varying yields make for average crop

By Marlo Glass August 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grain crop yields are expected to be about average across the Prairies as harvest has kicked off. “It appears we’ll have somewhat of an average crop, with a bunch of high-yield areas and a bunch of low yield areas averaged together,” said Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. New-crop […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops facing dry conditions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Varying dry conditions are set to take a toll on Manitoba’s pulse crops this year. Some crops have stunted due to dry conditions throughout the year, said Serena Klippenstein, production specialist with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. Overall, crop conditions are still dependent on the soil type and where they are in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

By Karl Plume August 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. […] Read more

General, Reuters, Weather

UN flags need to reduce meat consumption to curb land use impact on global warming

By Nina Chestney, stephanie-nebehay August 8, 2019

London/Geneva | Reuters — Global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming, reduce growing strains on land and water and improve food security, health and biodiversity, a United Nations report on the effects of climate change concluded. Although the report stopped short of explicitly advocating going meat-free, it called for big changes to farming […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

By Karl Plume August 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a firmer U.S. dollar dragged down […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

By MarketsFarm July 24, 2019

MarketsFarm – Dry areas of Manitoba received much needed rain during the week ended July 22, with the majority of the province’s agricultural land now reporting optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture. Warm and humid conditions helped with crop development in most areas of the province during the […] Read more

Reuters, Weather

Indonesia plans cloud seeding effort to avoid crop failure

By Bernadette Christina July 22, 2019

Jakarta | Reuters – Indonesia is preparing to carry out cloud seeding in an effort to trigger rainfall to prevent harvest failure and forest fire, the disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman said on Monday. The agency’s data shows that on July 22 about 20,269 hectares of agricultural land were at risk of harvest failure because of […] Read more

General, Markets, Weather

Ag ministers aim for AgriStability upgrades for 2020

By GFM Staff July 22, 2019

Coming out of their meeting in Quebec City, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers for agriculture say they plan to meet again before year’s end to see about improving the AgriStability program for 2020. In a statement Friday, the ministers said they discussed “adjustments that could improve existing (business risk management) programs to address the […] Read more

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

New EU import curbs on fruit not Canada-specific

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

GFM Network News

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

New EU import curbs on fruit not Canada-specific

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

Weather — page 2

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

Feed weekly outlook: Varying yields make for average crop

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops facing dry conditions

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

UN flags need to reduce meat consumption to curb land use impact on global warming

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Manitoba crops progressing quickly in hot and humid weather

Ag ministers aim for AgriStability upgrades for 2020

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