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ICE November 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — One canola trader wouldn’t go so far as to calling the canola market lifeless, but it has remained rangebound for most of the week. That’s mainly due to pressure from harvest activity, which has carried on at an impressive pace on the Canadian Prairies despite being mired with difficult weather conditions. “I’ve talked […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Weather

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm September 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola futures finished up at Monday’s close, boosted by a weather premium after a low-pressure system brought considerable snowfall to parts of Alberta over the weekend. Snow was mostly concentrated in the southern region of the province. Calgary and surrounding areas received around 30 centimetres of snow, according to preliminary results from Environment […] Read more

General, Weather

Abrupt mid-March shift into spring predicted

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News February 27, 2019

Winter conditions are expected to remain the norm across the Canadian Prairies through the middle of March, when a sudden pattern change brings an abrupt start to spring, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network. The quick move from cold to warm conditions raises the risk of flooding in areas with a […] 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

Still-standing corn west of Mitchell, Man. on Oct. 17, 2018. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Ready, set go! Harvest reprieve hits Prairies

By Terry Fries October 17, 2018

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers struggling to get crops off fields under wet, cold conditions are about to get a reprieve — if they haven’t seen warmer weather already in their area. Natalie Hasell, a weather preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada in Winnipeg, said most regions of British Columbia, Alberta, and southern and central Saskatchewan […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairie harvest window possible next week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Cold and wet conditions on the Prairies are expected to clear up over the next week, allowing a window of opportunity for harvest, though the size of that window remains to be seen. “Western and northern parts of Alberta have some serious issues,” said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas […] Read more

Speckled pods are a sign of light or moderate frost damage. (Canola Council of Canada photo)

Crops, Weather

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

By Terry Fries September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are waiting nervously for damage reports from Tuesday night’s frost. In Manitoba, fields between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park were hit with sustained frosts. “There are a few areas where they had a long duration of a light frost and that’s as bad […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies for the week centred on July 4, 2018. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Reuters, Weather

Forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of El Nino emerging in fall

By Reuters July 14, 2018

Reuters — Chances of the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern have increased to 65 per cent during the fall and 70 per cent during winter 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The last El Nino, a pattern that brings a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 3, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s too early to assess how the western Canada winter wheat crop fared this winter, there is some uncertainty due to unseasonably cold April temperatures. “We start losing cold tolerance, especially in March and going into April now. And that’s when you need to monitor temperatures or for (the crop) to […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola consolidates as crush margins deteriorate

By Dave Sims July 19, 2017

CNS Canada — Participants in the canola market have their rain gauges out this week to see if heat-blasted sections of the Prairies get enough moisture to help the beleaguered crop. “Many pockets of Western Canada are in desperate need of rain so that’s the feature right now,” said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply, hogs mixed

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

Abrupt mid-March shift into spring predicted

El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions

Ready, set go! Harvest reprieve hits Prairies

Prairie harvest window possible next week

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

Forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of El Nino emerging in fall

Prairie winter wheat conditions uncertain

ICE weekly outlook: Canola consolidates as crush margins deteriorate

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