Most of Manitoba drier than normal heading into winter

MarketsFarm – Manitoba received normal to below normal precipitation during November and most of the province’s agricultural areas are faced with drier than normal conditions. That’s according to the fall conditions report issued by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on Dec. 14. Much of November’s snow melted and added some moisture to the soil, stated the[...]

Dryness looms over South American crops

Dry conditions in several parts of Brazil and Argentina are likely to continue, according to meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Overland Park, Kan. Dry conditions in October and November hampered seeding pro­gress of soybeans, especially in Brazil, according to reports. However, by the end of planting farmers had largely caught up. In[...]


More precipitation at the start of winter says Environment and Climate Change Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) presented its winter seasonal outlook on Dec. 4. Officials said they expect temperatures across the country to be close to or above normal for the beginning of winter. However, they pointed out Western Canada is likely to experience normal to below normal temperatures come January and February.



Weather forecaster tweaks outlook for Prairies, Midwest

As Drew Lerner stood by his weather outlook for the strong likelihood of below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures this summer for the Canadian Prairies, along with the United States Midwest and Plains, he has now slightly moderated that long range forecast. About a month ago, the president of World Weather Inc. in Overland[...]



Spring weather to dominate first half of March

Be it the Canadian Prairies or the United States Midwest, spring-like weather is on its way for the first couple of weeks of March, said Drew Lerner, president and chief agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Overland, Kan. Meanwhile, the dryness that has dominated parts of Argentina and Brazil is likely to continue for the next several weeks.



CBOT weekly outlook: Corn rangebound, soybeans rising, wheat erratic

MarketsFarm -- While soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved higher over the past week, corn was rangebound and wheat lacked any clear direction in choppy trade, making it hard to predict where values may go from here, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities in Barrington, Ill. Capinegro said the December[...]

Weather outlook not great for Prairie crops

MarketsFarm -- Just when crops across the Canadian Prairies need rain, the outlook to the end of July according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. pointed to conditions getting hotter and drier. "It does not look really good at the moment. We are going to see below normal rainfall and warmer than normal temperatures[...]