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CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast

Corn overcomes pressure over Mexico spat

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 17, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures approached a two-week high on Thursday on concerns that hot, dry weather in forecasts could reduce the upcoming U.S. harvest. The U.S. has little room for crop losses due to unfavourable weather because the government already projects tight soybean supplies, analysts said. Some worries over

How El Niño threatens emerging market economies

Significant changes to rainfall, or prolonged droughts, could also impact hydropower output, boost food, fuel prices

By GFM Network News August 4, 2023

London | Reuters – Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fueled by El Niño, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cent probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The worldwide impact can be enormous, but the stakes are higher for

CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease on improving weather

CBOT wheat firms on export news

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 21, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Wednesday on forecasts for improving weather in the Midwest, including rains next week that should boost crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as traders awaited the outcome of Egyptian wheat purchase negotiations, as well as talks on a possible deal to boost

Excessive heat warnings (in magenta) and heat advisories (in orange) were in place July 19, 2022 for areas across much of the southern U.S. Plains. (Weather.gov)

Crops, Weather

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen July 20, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Scorching temperatures in the southern U.S. Plains are stressing cattle as well as crops such as cotton, corn and soybeans, meteorologists and traders said on Tuesday. Temperatures were forecast to reach 111 F (44 C) in parts of the Texas Panhandle, a core area for cotton and cattle production. While much

Farmit Manitoba

Staying cool and safe in the summer heat

By Marketsfarm July 19, 2022

As the heart of summer begins, the days will get hotter and high temperatures may cause problems for people working outdoors or indoors without air conditioning. Hot air, high humidity, sunshine and hot surfaces can raise body temperatures to dangerous levels. Add physical activity and the results can be life-threatening. Workers and employers need to

File photo of cattle in a Kansas feedlot. (BeyondImages/E+/Getty Images)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Weather

Heat, humidity kill at least 2,000 Kansas cattle, state says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 15, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Extreme heat and humidity killed thousands of cattle in Kansas in recent days, the state said, and sizzling temperatures continue to threaten livestock. The deaths add pain to the U.S. cattle industry as producers have reduced herds due to drought and grappled with feed costs that climbed as Russia’s invasion of

Southward displacement of arctic air is fuelling the ongoing storm systems and resulting rains pushing through southern Manitoba.

Weather

Displaced arctic air and heat waves

Under a ridge of high pressure, sinking air can lead to truly warm days

By Daniel Bezte June 1, 2022

I received a few requests over the last week to stop discussing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms and start talking about summer heat waves. All of this, of course, is in the hope that talking about heat will maybe somehow make it happen. Oh, if only it was that simple. I also received a few questions

A combine unloads wheat on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in western India on March 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Heat wave threatens India’s wheat output, export plans

Thin supplies, rising prices indicate lower output

By GFM Network News, Mayank Bhardwaj, Neha Arora May 3, 2022

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests, as a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March cut crop yields in the world’s second-biggest producer of the grain. The drop could curb Indian exports of the staple. Cashing in on a rally

People under the ‘heat dome’ look for ways to cool off at Willows Beach at Victoria, B.C. on June 28, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Chad Hipolito)

Weather

Prolonged heat wave breaks Canadian temperature records

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 29, 2021

MarketsFarm — An extreme heat wave affecting all four western provinces, the shores of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories as well as Watson Lake, Yukon, is expected to persist for a week. The “heat dome,” a high-pressure system trapping warmer air, has affected British Columbia the most. The village of Lytton, about 160

CBOT July 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (dark green line) and ICE July 2021 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Midwest forecast supports gains in soy, corn

CBOT wheat up, MGEX wheat down

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub June 9, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday after a government report showed that the condition of crops was worse than expected as a heat wave hit the U.S. Midwest. “Yesterday’s Crop Progress report provided plenty of fodder for the bulls,” Matt Zeller, director of market information at StoneX, said in

Daily Network News

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Budget cuts may signal shift away from food aid says Canadian Foodgrains Bank

China lifts Brazilian poultry imports ban over bird flu

Tag Archives Heat wave

U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast

How El Niño threatens emerging market economies

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease on improving weather

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

Staying cool and safe in the summer heat

Heat, humidity kill at least 2,000 Kansas cattle, state says

Displaced arctic air and heat waves

Heat wave threatens India’s wheat output, export plans

Prolonged heat wave breaks Canadian temperature records

U.S. grains: Midwest forecast supports gains in soy, corn

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