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Roller-coaster ride settling into summer weather mode

Issued: Monday, May 25, 2015 – Covering: May 27 – June 3, 2015

By Daniel Bezte May 28, 2015

You have to love spring across the Prairies. One day it’s cold and snowy and a few days later it feels like summer! It looks like our spring roller-coaster ride is going to continue, but it does appear the ride is coming to an end. After a beautiful weekend and first half of the week,

Accumulated rain on the Prairies for the period of May 1 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 27, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Rain looks to splash parched farms on Western Canada’s Prairies over the next week as concerns mount that soil is too dry for canola to grow normally. Offsetting the concern somewhat is the region’s brisk pace of planting, which may wrap up by the weekend. The southern Prairies will be lucky

Rainfall as a percentage of normal for the period of May 6 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Dry Prairies await timely rains

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said Trevor Hadwen, an agro-climate specialist

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to make or break canola market

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures moved independently higher during the week ended Wednesday, ignoring weakness in the Chicago soybean market. The generally tight supply situation for canola, a weak Canadian dollar and worries about dry conditions damaging some crops in Western Canada underpinned canola. Dry conditions in parts of the western Prairies

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 4

Conditions as of May 24, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 26, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Excellent drying conditions due to warmer, drier weather allowed seeding operations to resume in many areas of Manitoba. Provincially, seeding progress is estimated at 87 per cent complete. The previous week’s weather of rain, snow, wind and cool temperatures impacted some crops across the Province. Excess moisture impacted crop emergence and plant

Crops, Forages, Weather

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the heat they’re forecasting, the crops

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the El Nino region of the Pacific, for the week centred May 20. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Beef cattle, Crops, Weather

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

By Caroline Stauffer, GFM Network News May 26, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil will likely experience a moderate El Nino by the end of the year, bringing steady rain to the country’s main grain-producing regions and sustained drought in the arid north, the national meteorological institute, Inmet, said. Inmet meteorologist Fabricio Daniel dos Santos Silva said six consecutive quarters of warming sea

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks higher

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 25, 2015

Tikhoretsk | Reuters — Russian wheat export prices rose last week following an increase in global benchmarks and concerns over dry and hot weather in the European part of Russia, analysts said. Russia, one of the world’s big wheat exporters, competes with other global suppliers, including France, where Western European wheat prices hit the highest

Crops, Weather

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

By Dan Whitcomb, GFM Network News May 25, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — California water regulators on Friday said they had approved a plan by some of the state’s most senior water rights holders to voluntary cut back water use by 25 per cent in exchange for assurances that they would not face further cuts during the growing season. So-called riparian growers in

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 22, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower crop is off to a good start this year, having largely missed out on any damage from adverse weather over the May long weekend. “We had a good early start (to spring seeding) in the eastern part of the province and things went into some nice warm ground,” said Troy

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

Weather

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

Dry Prairies await timely rains

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to make or break canola market

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 4

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks higher

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

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