Weather News
U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle drop as rains seen denting grilling demand
May 21, 2019
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed mostly lower on Tuesday as both markets were pressured by worries that wet weather around large parts of the country would disrupt demand for pork and beef. Above-normal rains are expected across […]
Today’s precipitation
May 21, 2019
Data and maps from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the […]
Hay prices skyrocket as Prairie drought continues
May 16, 2019
MarketsFarm — Hay prices have continued to skyrocket across the Prairies as conditions remain dry enough that many hay growers won’t produce a first cut this spring. “We’ve had a tough start here,” said Darren Chapman, chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association. “We had a cold, dry spring […]
Snow eases drought concerns
May 2, 2019
A widespread snowfall that covered much of Alberta and southern Saskatchewan last weekend has delivered a much-needed shot of moisture to what was shaping up to be an extremely dry spring seeding season for western Canadian farmers. Rain, snow and blizzard conditions were recorded through much of Alberta and Saskatchewan April 27-28. Varying amounts of […] Read more
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Parts of Prairies see more frost-free days
April 18, 2019
BANFF, Alta. — When Agriculture Canada scientist Yantai Gan came to Swift Current 20 years ago, he seeded his research plots in mid May. Now the seeding date has moved earlier to the last week of April and first week of May. Weather data from the last 50 years for that part of southwestern Saskatchewan […] Read more
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WP weather – April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019
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Ag News
Huge increase predicted in canola ending stocks
May 21, 2019
MarketsFarm — Canadian canola carryout stocks are forecast to rise to a record 5.3 million tonnes by the end of the 2019-20 marketing year, more than doubling the previous five-year average, according to updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division. While the department, in its estimates, expects […]
U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers
May 21, 2019
Washington/Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering direct payments to U.S. farmers of $2 per bushel for soybeans as part of an aid package to offset the trade war with China, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, an offer that could encourage more soy planting despite record supplies. China is […]
U.S. garlic growers profit from trade war as most farmers struggle
May 21, 2019
Gilroy, California | Reuters — Unlike millions of other U.S. farmers, garlic growers are profiting from the trade war with China and have cheered President Donald Trump’s latest economic attack accordingly. Sales of California-grown garlic are now increasing after decades of losing ground to cheaper Chinese imports. Sales are poised […]
Canola, soybeans down; wheat mixed
May 17, 2019
Winnipeg – ICE Futures canola contracts settled lower on Friday, taking some direction from Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and soyoil. After largely ignoring sharp losses in the soy complex for most of the session, heavy selling came forward in canola in the final 15 minutes. Large old crop supplies and uncertainty over trade relations […] Read more
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Canola down slightly; wheat mixed
May 15, 2019
Winnipeg – ICE Futures canola contracts settled with small losses on Wednesday, after a volatile trading session that saw prices bounce around within a wide range. Speculative short-covering provided support for much of the day, with a lack of significant farmer selling on the other side also underpinning the futures as producers remain focused on […] Read more
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Canola futures mixed; wheat makes gains
May 13, 2019
Winnipeg – ICE Futures canola contracts were mixed at Monday’s close, with the most active July contract seeing a late correction off of earlier losses. Losses in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and soyoil put spillover pressure on the canola market for most of the day, as heightened trade tensions between China and the United […] Read more
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