“Most Canadian Prairie farmers can expect a dry start to spring. ‘Run-off potential is certainly below average for a big part of the Prairies,’ says World Weather Inc. meteorologist Drew Lerner.”
– FCC website article, Feb. 28, 2019
“The bulk of the main US corn, wheat and soybean production regions – including the Midwest and the High Plains – were almost entirely drought-free at the beginning of the year.”
– Syngenta website article, Jan. 7, 2019
“Government forecasters today increased the odds El Nino will develop this winter and last into spring.”
– Farm Futures, Dec. 17, 2018
Drier-than-normal conditions for southern Alberta highlight an otherwise mostly benign fall weather forecast for much of Canada.
– Syngenta website story, Sept. 17, 2018.
“July weather is usually the key metric for determining corn yields, and most years, prices. But without gaining some backbone soon, futures’ rallies in a month or so may be short, and maybe not all that sweet.”
– Farm Futures, June 6, 2018