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File photo of a barley seedling. (SusanHSmith/iStock/Getty Images)

Feed weekly outlook: Rains boost Prairie grain prospects

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in Alberta and western Saskatchewan over the past week should give grain crops a good start to the growing season — and put some pressure on the feed grain market, which remains at historically high prices after last year’s drought. The rain “will kick the production can a fairly good ways

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines) and November 2022 canola (blue line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather in focus for canola traders

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit their lowest levels in two months during the first week of June but uncovered support to the downside to recover on Wednesday and hold rangebound overall. While crush margins are still well off the levels seen at this time a year ago, they have improved over the past

AAFC’s Drought Monitor map at April 30, 2022. (Agriculture.canada.ca)

Weather

Drought gone in Manitoba but worsening in Alberta, AAFC reports

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm May 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Record-breaking precipitation in southern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan helped improve moisture conditions in the region in April, taking much of the area out of the drought classification, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for the period ended April 30. Two separate Colorado lows brought significant snow,

AAFC’s Drought Monitor map for the period ending March 31, 2022. (Agriculture.canada.ca)

Crops, Weather

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions persisted across much of the Prairies during the month of March, although the extent and severity of the dryness was reduced in many areas, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). “While there have been substantial improvements to drought conditions across Western Canada since last

Drought conditions in Canada at Feb. 28, 2022. (Map courtesy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

Crops, Weather

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Southern Manitoba considered out of drought

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 12, 2022

MarketsFarm — Despite the Prairies receiving above-normal amounts of precipitation during February, the great majority of the region remained highly vulnerable to more dryness going into spring, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. The monitor’s latest report showed those areas of the Prairies tackling extreme drought to have retracted somewhat. As of Feb. 28, that

Accumulated precipitation in Western Canada from Nov. 1 to Feb. 15. (AAFC)

Weather

Expect Prairie temperatures below normal until month’s end

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — The Prairie weather outlook for the rest of February is likely to remain below normal, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics in Winnipeg. “[But] not as cold as it has been for most of the winter,” he added. Much of January and February have been highlighted by temperatures well below normal.

Southbound Canada geese take off from a field near the Oak Hammock Marsh wildlife management area on Oct. 8, 2004.

Other, Weather

Will Manitoba’s warm dry fall continue into winter?

OUTLOOK | Medium-range forecasts aren't looking too promising for major snowfalls

By Daniel Bezte December 9, 2021

As another month has come and gone, making fall now officially over, and with winter trying to establish a firm grip across the Prairies, it’s time to look back at both November’s weather and the fall of 2021. We’ll begin our summary of November’s weather across the Prairies with a look at the warmest province

Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Nov. 24, 2021. Cooler-than-neutral sea surface temperatures at the equator are known to set up a La Nina event. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Weather

Prairie winter weather a sign of La Nina repeat

Full effects won't be seen for a while yet

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News December 1, 2021

MarketsFarm — December marks the start of what meteorologists call “meteorological winter” — and this winter, the Pacific Ocean phenomenon known as La Nina may be rearing its head once again. La Nina (Spanish for “little girl”) is a climate pattern detected over the Pacific every few years where cooler water pools at the equator

Callum Morrison takes moisture readings in a soybean cash crop that is part of a long-term cover cropping field trial in Carman.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Cover crop survey reveals risks and benefits

Producers like the potential but say short season, lack of moisture key concerns

By Gord Leathers November 30, 2021

Planting a cover crop is a new idea this far north. It has its agronomic advantages, it keeps roots in the soil after the harvest, although it comes with its problems as well, especially in Western Canada. Prairie farmers were historically skeptical about cover cropping. Some say it’s purposely growing “weeds” that will deplete your

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils up on lower production, stronger demand

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — As with so many other crops on the Prairies, production of lentils will be lower this year due to the drought. However, MarketsFarm Pro senior analyst Mike Jubinville said the lentil crop likely fared a bit better than cereals or oilseeds. Earlier this year, Statistics Canada projected lentil production to come at about

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Prairies

Feed weekly outlook: Rains boost Prairie grain prospects

ICE weekly outlook: Weather in focus for canola traders

Drought gone in Manitoba but worsening in Alberta, AAFC reports

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Expect Prairie temperatures below normal until month’s end

Will Manitoba’s warm dry fall continue into winter?

Prairie winter weather a sign of La Nina repeat

Cover crop survey reveals risks and benefits

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils up on lower production, stronger demand

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