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Year in review: How did 2019’s weather measure up?

The short answer is that the year just past was cooler and drier than average

By Daniel Bezte December 31, 2019

As we pass the end of another calendar year, it is time to take a look back at the past year’s weather to see how everything added up. Before I zoom into Manitoba, let’s take a quick look at the global picture. November’s global temperature numbers have just been released and three of the five

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly oil crops outlook on Tuesday featuring reductions in global rapeseed and sunflower production and U.S. soybeans. USDA estimated global rapeseed production at 68.6 million tonnes, a decline of one million, with the lion’s share of the losses in Canada. Canadian production for 2019-20 was

Columns, Other, Weather

Bezte: Cool summer, cool fall?

By Daniel Bezte September 7, 2019

Another month has come and gone and in the weather world, summer is slowly coming to an end. That means it’s time to take a look back at the weather over the past month and to summarize what the three key summer months brought us, weather-wise, across the Prairies. Then, as usual, we’ll take our

This map shows precipitation percentiles across the Prairies during the last half of the year ending Aug. 12. Three regions have been experiencing long-term dry conditions. The driest regions are found across central parts of agricultural Manitoba, southern Alberta and far-northern Alberta. The wettest regions are found across central Alberta and, to some degree, in south-central Saskatchewan.

Weather

Prairie rainfall: Too much and too little

By Daniel Bezte August 27, 2019

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of big weather stories currently going on in our part of the world, but is that really true? Sure, the weather overall this summer has been fairly quiet, with no massive storms or heat waves, but there has been a weather story that has been slowly building and

CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 24, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures scaled to their highest in a year on Friday as soggy U.S. Midwest field conditions and forecasts for unrelenting rain across the region heightened concerns that farmers may be unable to plant a sizable portion of the crop. Soybeans followed corn higher, also supported by worries about planting

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Prices slip as weather outlook favours corn planting

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek May 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Wednesday as forecasts for drier weather in the U.S. Midwest next week fueled hopes that farmers will be able to make progress planting corn after delays. Large inventories of the crops added pressure on the markets, which also remained nervous about trade tensions between

File photo of rice growing near Pune in Maharashtra, western India. (ePhotocorp/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Near-normal monsoon expected in India

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team April 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — Monsoon rains in India are expected to be near normal in 2019, according to the first long-range forecast of the year from the India Meteorological Department. The southwest monsoon typically runs from June through September. It provides crucial moisture for the country’s agriculture sector, as it accounts for roughly 70 per cent of

Crops, Weather

Prairie harvest window possible next week

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Cold and wet conditions on the Prairies are expected to clear up over the next week, allowing a window of opportunity for harvest, though the size of that window remains to be seen. “Western and northern parts of Alberta have some serious issues,” said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas

Astronaut Rickey Arnold’s view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2018. (NASA photo)

Weather

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — As powerful Hurricane Florence advanced toward the southeastern U.S., farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of sustained rain and deadly flooding threatened a state where millions of farm animals are housed. “The governor said that North Carolina is

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Heavy rains threaten soybean quality

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Heavy rains across the U.S. Midwest and a murky outlook on international trade appear ready to drive down the soybean market in the lead-up to next week’s supply and demand report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its monthly estimates on Sept. 12 and traders have already started to take positions.

Daily Network News

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Year in review: How did 2019’s weather measure up?

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

Bezte: Cool summer, cool fall?

Prairie rainfall: Too much and too little

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

U.S. grains: Prices slip as weather outlook favours corn planting

Near-normal monsoon expected in India

Prairie harvest window possible next week

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

CBOT weekly outlook: Heavy rains threaten soybean quality

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