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(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat soars as rains threaten Midwest’s harvest

By Julie Ingwersen June 23, 2015
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped about four per cent on Tuesday on technical buying coupled with concerns about rains delaying the Midwest harvest, traders said. Corn set […] Read more

Farmland south of Turtleford benefited from recent rain. (Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

By Lisa Guenther June 15, 2015
Farmers and ranchers in northwestern Saskatchewan received much-needed rain late last week and over the weekend. Tom Brown raises cattle and is a crop reporter for Saskatchewan Agriculture and the […] Read more

Rain sprinkles Prairie canola fields, pastures
Crops, Markets

Rain sprinkles Prairie canola fields, pastures

By Rod Nickel June 15, 2015
Winnipeg | Reuters — Light rains sprinkled Western Canada’s crops and pastures during the weekend, but amounts fell well short of what’s needed to remedy dry conditions that have stunted […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops

Prairies’ forage a tale of mixed moisture levels

By Dave Sims June 11, 2015
CNS Canada — Forage crops in Saskatchewan and Alberta are badly in need of rain, while alfalfa is already being cut in Manitoba, a testament to the difference in moisture […] Read more

Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain
Crops, Markets

Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain

By Jade Markus June 10, 2015
CNS Canada –– The continued lack of moisture across a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan is becoming more of a concern for farmers in the region, but there is […] Read more


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

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

By 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 […] Read more

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

Dry Prairies await timely rains

By Dave Sims, 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 […] Read more

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

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

By Caroline Stauffer 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 […] Read more


Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for the week centred May 6. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
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U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

By Reuters May 14, 2015
New York | Reuters — The El Nino climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy […] Read more

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