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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on firmer dollar, rains

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains and oilseed futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by broad selling in commodities and equities as a firmer dollar prompted worries about export prospects for U.S. supplies, traders and analysts said. Wheat prices notched some of the biggest declines among agricultural products, dropping after rising slightly during the previous session.
Corn growing in St. Andrews on Aug. 7, 2018. If you planted corn, you’re likely happy with all the hot weather on the Prairies this season.
Other, Weather

Three months of above-average temperatures

A dry month overall, but some areas caught the benefit of showers with useful precipitation

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Another month has come and gone and we now find ourselves two-thirds of the way through summer. This means it’s time to take our monthly look back and then ahead, to see if any of the weather models have changed their outlook for the last month of summer. In the last issue I indicated that
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Rain needed to sustain crops, hay yields below normal

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 30

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Southwest Region Little to no rain over the past week in most of the southwest region. Areas close to Riding Mountain National Park such as Eden and Wasagaming received 15 to 26 mm. In general, most crops are looking good but require rain. Hot and dry weather is turning crops quickly. Winter wheat and fall
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: A couple of chances for rain

Issued July 16, 2018: Covering the period from July 18 to 25

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The only glitch in last week’s forecast was the slightly cooler-than-expected air that moved in behind a cold front last Monday. Otherwise, the forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. To begin this forecast period, the area of high pressure that brought us some relief from the heat will have moved
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm weather looks set to continue

Forecast issued June 25, covering June 27 to July 4

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Once again, the weather models did a good job predicting the weather over the last week. We did see warm/hot temperatures move in late last week and into the first half of the weekend. A number of places also experienced thundershowers and storms late Friday and Saturday afternoon, but as forecast, there just weren’t the
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Cooler with a chance of some rain

Issued June 11, 2018: Covering the period from June 13 to 20, 2018

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Last week’s forecast was a little hit and miss. We didn’t quite see pure sunny skies on Thursday or Friday, but we did see a few showers move through on Friday. Saturday, for most regions, turned out to be a bit of a bust as a moist easterly flow developed that gave most regions clouds,
Precipitation can be hard to predict, but we're likely headed for a warmer-than-average summer.
Other, Weather

Warm May, cool spring, warm summer

Environment Canada sees above-average temperatures and near-average precipitation ahead

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Another season has come and gone across the Prairies and the main weather question on most people’s minds is, “Just what type of weather will we see this summer?” I’ve always said, if someone could be 75 per cent or more accurate with long-range forecasts, he or she would be rich. Most of the companies
Other, Weather

What makes thunderstorms truly severe?

A storm in the middle of a warm air mass can’t get at the key ingredients for ‘severe’ status

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As heat continues to build across the Prairies, the chances for thunderstorms have also increased. We began our look at thunderstorm fundamentals that lead to garden-variety thunderstorms, but while these types of thunderstorms are fun to watch, we all know how quickly they can turn into severe thunderstorms. A couple of weeks ago we talked

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