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Sea surface temperature anomalies on the tropical Pacific Ocean for the week centred on May 20, 2020. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

El Nino, La Nina patterns not seen prevailing during summer

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 28, 2020

London | Reuters — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific remain neutral, meaning that neither El Niño nor La Niña weather patterns are prevailing, the U.N. World Meteorological Organisation said on Thursday. The El Niño pattern brings a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific every few years, and is […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies (°C) over the tropical Pacific for the week centred on March 4, 2020. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of no spring El Nino, La Nina

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 12, 2020

Reuters — There is about a 65 per cent chance that neutral weather conditions will prevail in the Northern Hemisphere this spring with no El Niño or La Niña, up from 60 per cent last month, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral (ENSO) weather pattern is marked by average […] Read more

General, Reuters, Weather

El Nino seen transitioning to neutral in next month or two

By Reuters July 11, 2019

Reuters — The El Nino weather pattern is likely to transition into ENSO-neutral conditions in the next month or two, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “ENSO-neutral” refers to periods in which neither El Nino nor La Nina is present, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC). ENSO-neutral conditions are […] Read more

File photo of idled equipment in drought conditions on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. (f.ield_of_vision/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Australia to import first wheat in 12 years as drought bites

By Colin Packham May 15, 2019

Sydney | Reuters — Australia will import its first shipment of wheat in more than a decade as a drought across the country’s east coast wilts supply in the world’s fourth largest exporter of the staple grain. Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources said late on Tuesday that it has approved an import permit […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm April 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — International demand for Canadian feed barley has been strong thanks to a 2018 growing season drought in Australia that limited exportable supplies. China purchased nearly 950,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in the first seven months of the 2018-19 year, significantly above the five-year average. However, feed markets in general are quite sluggish ahead […] Read more

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 MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on April 3, 2019. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

Prairies can expect unexpected from El Nino this summer

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm April 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center on Thursday reported a 65 per cent chance of El Nino prevailing throughout 2019’s growing season. “A weak El Nino is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer 2019 (65 per cent chance) and possibly fall (50-55 per cent chance),” the CPC’s report said. […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Dec. 19. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions

By Glen Hallick December 27, 2018

CNS Canada — The above-normal temperatures Western Canada has generally experienced since the fall weren’t necessarily caused by an El Nino. Rather, to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the phenomenon that’s likely affected the weather was a ‘blob’ that formed off of the coast of British Columbia. “It’s a big warm pocket of ocean water and […] Read more

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the Pacific Ocean for the week centred on Dec. 5. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

By Reuters December 13, 2018

Reuters — There is a 90 per cent chance of the El Nino weather pattern emerging during the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “The official forecast favours the formation of a weak El Nino,” the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in a monthly forecast. […] Read more

Weather forecasters predict less than average snowfall if El Nino takes shape this winter. Photo: File

Crops, Weather

El Nino developing as Western Canada recovers from drought

By Glen Hallick November 5, 2018

CNS Canada – Despite above normal precipitation over the last couple of months, when comes to the drought, the Prairies are not out of the woods as winter approaches. We are headed into an El Nino, at least according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,” said Bruce Burnett, […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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El Nino, La Nina patterns not seen prevailing during summer

U.S. forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of no spring El Nino, La Nina

El Nino seen transitioning to neutral in next month or two

Australia to import first wheat in 12 years as drought bites

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

Near-normal monsoon expected in India

Prairies can expect unexpected from El Nino this summer

El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

El Nino developing as Western Canada recovers from drought

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