ECCC fall outlook warm, precipitation hard to predict

The Prairies will probably still be warmer than normal in the next three months, but it may not be as dry, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The national environment and weather agency released its monthly long-range temperature and precipitation forecasts for future months on July 31. AAFC’s Canadian Drought Monitor has had[...]

Rainy spring, warm summer for Prairies

Parts of the Canadian Prairies may see warm and dry conditions this summer, but not before a healthy amount of precipitation in the spring. Drew Lerner, founder, president and senior agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Overland Park, Kansas, added that Alberta may see milder temperatures this spring while Manitoba and parts of Ontario[...]


CBOT weekly outlook: Weather fuels rallies in grain prices

MarketsFarm -- Weather and less-than-stellar crop conditions were the primary factors that caused week-long rallies on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Ongoing dryness in most areas of the U.S. saw crops begin to deteriorate. The corn crop dropped six points to 55 per cent good to excellent as of[...]

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, demand affect grain prices

MarketsFarm -- Severe weather in the U.S. as well as macroeconomic factors at home and abroad affected grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago said wet and cool weather across the U.S. Plains, Midwest and corn belt, as well as[...]


Feed weekly outlook: Crop conditions, barley demand lower

MarketsFarm -- As combining operations begin, dryness continues to plague crops in many parts of Saskatchewan. But while crop conditions aren't as bad as they were during the drought of 2021, according to trader Evan Peterson from JGL Commodities in Saskatoon, crops are still very parched. "Southern and western parts are very, very poor. But[...]

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba's dry beans, peas show strong yields

MarketsFarm -- With the return of typical temperatures and healthy amounts of precipitation throughout the growing season, Manitoba had successful pea and dry bean crops during the 2022-23 marketing year, according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said both crops showed high yields from their respective harvests. The Manitoba pea harvest[...]


CBOT weekly outlook: Ukraine talks, low Mississippi River pressure prices

MarketsFarm -- Ongoing harvests for corn, wheat and soybeans in the U.S. and a strong U.S. greenback are putting pressure on markets in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). However, other factors have caused prices to come down during the week ended Tuesday. While the war in Ukraine continues to rage on, negotiations persist between[...]

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas show large declines in StatCan report

MarketsFarm -- Statistics Canada (StatCan) showed a mostly tightened outlook for Canadian pulses in its first model-based supply/demand estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year. StatCan on Tuesday released those projections, which largely presented a reduction in yields due to ongoing dry conditions on the Prairies. As of July 31, Canadian dry field pea output was[...]



CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest, crop conditions pressuring prices

MarketsFarm -- The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour earlier this month brought attention to a potential reduction of corn yields in some areas of the U.S., causing a rally in prices. However, after crop conditions did not fall as expected, prices underwent a correction, according to one analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in[...]