Lettuce shortages due to drought in the U.S. Southwest should awaken consumers to the use of indoor vertical farming, according to the chief executive officer of GoodLeaf Farms. “Somewhere around 90 percent of leafy greens in Canada are imported from Arizona and California,” said Barry Murchie. “Through conversations with large growers in that part of […] Read more
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Drought, looming rail strike threaten U.S. transportation
Grain markets might soon feel the effects of two transportation issues in the United States, one related to drought, the other to a possible railway labour disruption. U.S. crop exports, particularly corn, are already lagging expectations and are limiting hopes for a price rally, and that negativity could spread into wheat and other crop markets. […] Read more
U.S. winter wheat farmers plant into dust as Plains drought persists
CHICAGO, (Reuters) - With planting roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Planting plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time of year, reflecting rising global demand and thin world […] Read more
Drought deepens for ranchers in southern U.S.
Forecasts over the next three months point to continuing or spreading drought conditions in the Midwest and Gulf states
The Canadian Prairies are recovering from last year’s drought but the situation south of the border seems to be getting worse for ranchers, according to cattle producers in Texas, California and Nebraska. The online discussion hosted by the U.S.-based Farm Journal also featured Oklahoma State University agribusiness professor Derrell Peel, who broke down a not-so-bright […] Read more
Rain in drought areas key to U.S. ag rebound
Poor soil moisture | ‘Ugly looking map’ shows drought has spread into western corn belt and northern plains
Weather is usually a wild card in grain market outlooks. “That’s not necessarily the case this year,” said DTN senior market analyst Darin Newsom. “It’s the only card. It’s all going to depend on weather.” Corn, soybean and all related grain and oilseed prices will be heavily influenced by whether the U.S. in 2013 can […] Read moreU.S. drought may send cattle north
The U.S. drought might have a silver lining for Canadian cattle producers. The Prairies are likely to harvest bumper crops this fall, and some producers are looking south to buy U.S. feeder cattle or offer to place American cows on pasture rather than see them sent them to kill plants. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president […] Read more
U.S. drought threatens ‘critical injury’
The drought that is devastating much of the United States this summer was interrupted for three days in early August. Rain came heavily, sneaking over the sunburned rangeland after the day’s end and scuttling away by the time dawn arrived. “It’s cut down on the dust,” said rancher Adrian Gonzales, whose pastures are part of […] Read more
U.S. may look abroad to meet feed needs
Drought devastates corn | Prices are already high in Canada so the United States may look to other countries for feed crops
The gaping hole that the Midwest drought has left in U.S. corn production creates a vacuum that could draw in lots of wheat and other cereal feedgrains. However, it’s hard to tell whether the vacuum will pull Canadian wheat, barley and oats south to the U.S. or if it will simply keep the prices of […] Read more
Drought to affect feedlots
U.S. weather woes continue | The cost of gain is going up due to rising feed prices
Widespread drought in the United States and rising North American feed prices will almost certainly result in more empty pens in Canadian and American feedlots this fall. Anne Dunford, a cattle market analyst with Gateway Livestock Exchange in Taber, Alta., said the number of cattle on feed in Saskatchewan and Alberta could drop below 550,000 […] Read more
Implications of drought tough to identify
For the hog industry, the U.S. drought is a simple matter: higher feedgrain costs mean higher market hog prices are needed to maintain hog production at current levels. But for the U.S. cattle industry, the drought is much more than a price thing. Farmer decisions in the drought zone, which covers most of the U.S. […] Read more
