Agriculture Weather & Forecast

Alberta’s canola harvest is so far pegged at about 71 per cent complete. Photo: Lisa Guenther/File

Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

By MarketsFarm Team November 1, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Snow, rain and cold winds continued to hamper harvest operations in Alberta during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress across the province was pegged at 81 per cent done, which was up eight points from the previous week. Southern Alberta was farthest along, at 95 per […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Hail, storm damage to crops during September, October

By MarketsFarm Team October 25, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite temperatures largely below normal for September and October, there were some instances of hail damage to crops in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said there were 53 cases of hail damage – as well as storm damage – in the two provinces. In Manitoba, storms that struck between Sept. 28 […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm October 21, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the point that sunflower roots couldn’t […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, which represents […] Read more

Protesters leave a demonstration of Dutch farmers aiming to block the traffic in The Hague, Netherlands on Oct. 16, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Eva Plevier)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Angry farmers cause Dutch police to close off parliament square

By Reuters October 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Hague | Reuters — Police in the Dutch city of The Hague closed its central parliament square on Wednesday to keep out farmers protesting over what they see as attempts to blame them for nitrogen pollution. Thousands of irate farmers had driven tractors to The Hague hours earlier in their third large protest in […] Read more

General, Weather

Wet fall raises risk of Manitoba spring flood

By MarketsFarm Team October 12, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Red River Valley is very wet heading into the winter freeze, but it’s still too early to say if the saturated soils will lead to flooding in the spring, according to provincial forecasters. The Manitoba government on Wednesday took the unprecedented step of opening the Red River Floodway, marking the first time […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

U.S. diesel prices hit three-year low as harvest delays feared

By Stephanie Kelly October 10, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters — Diesel prices in the U.S. Midwest have sunk to a three-year seasonal low as farmers in the region face adverse weather conditions, further complicating an already delayed harvest season, traders and farmers said. Diesel demand typically rises during harvest season because farming equipment and trucks transporting product use the fuel. […] Read more

File photo of wheat under snow. (Ssvyat/iStock/Getty Images)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The western Canadian feed grain market is showing signs of finding a bottom, as buyers wait to get a better handle on the quality of grain still unharvested across the Prairies. Feed barley is currently trading at around $200 per tonne in southern Alberta, while feed wheat bids are around $210, according to […] Read more

ICE Futures November 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: More than weather behind canola uptrend

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 9, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canola’s sharp rise over the last week can be attributed not only to poor weather on the Prairies, but to other factors as well, according to MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. For seven straight trading sessions, canola bids have climbed, from $445.60 per tonne at the close of trading on Sept. 27 to […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trade optimism, Midwest weather

By Julie Ingwersen October 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to their highest level in nearly three months on Wednesday before paring gains, supported by optimism about increased Chinese purchases and fears that a winter storm in the upper U.S. Midwest could threaten late-maturing crops. Corn closed modestly lower and wheat was little changed, with both commodities […] Read more

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Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

Hail, storm damage to crops during September, October

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

Angry farmers cause Dutch police to close off parliament square

Wet fall raises risk of Manitoba spring flood

U.S. diesel prices hit three-year low as harvest delays feared

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

ICE weekly outlook: More than weather behind canola uptrend

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trade optimism, Midwest weather

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