Market Volatility Rises, Weather In The Background

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended July 31 higher in a very volatile week. The steep rise in the Canadian dollar weighed on the market. Canola dropped sharply early in the

Issued: Monday, June 15, 2009 Covering: June 17 –June 24

Maybe I should be a pessimist more often. After months and months of trying to see the best possible outcomes in the weather models, last week I finally gave in, went to the dark side and what happens? The weather ends up taking the optimistic path! The big question that’s now on most people’s minds


La Niña Might Mean Good Crop This Year

The weather outlook for the 2009 growing season: normal temperatures and precipitation for most of the Prairies. Maybe. A weakening La Nińa effect could mean stable weather over much of the North American grain belt between June and August, with good crops possible, according to Mike Tannura, an American weather analyst. Four of Canada’s five

We See A Warm-Upthis Month?

Well, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that January ended up being colder than average right across agricultural Manitoba. The coldest temperatures for the month were recorded in the Winnipeg area, with a mean monthly temperature of around -20C; Brandon was a little milder at -19.5C and Dauphin was the “hot spot” with a mean


Warm and dry or cold and wet in 2009?

As we begin a new year, instead of looking back at what the weather was like during 2008, let us peer into the “weatherperson’s” crystal ball and see what the weather might have in store for us in 2009. To do this I usually rely on four different long-range weather forecasts: Environment Canada (EC), the

Interested in creating your own forecasts?

With more and more people gaining access to the Internet I felt it was time to start listing some of my favourite weather websites. While I originally thought I would easily fit this into one article, I have discovered I have a lot of favourite websites! So over the next month or so, I will