Widespread drought and wildfires dominate Canadian weather.
Canada is dealing with more than 500 active wildfires due to drought in the western prairies and eastern parts of the country. Haze and air quality alerts affect almost one-third of Americans from the northern plains to the east coast and into the Carolinas.
Canada is experiencing one of the most widespread droughts in decades. Luckily, the temperatures have remained mild, not yet having the potential impact on crops like 2021. Good to excellent ratings for spring wheat have fallen from 87% to 70% and canola from 81% to 66% over the last four weeks.
Canada grows most of its row crops from central Manitoba, heading west to the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the worst-hit provinces, with soil moisture below 50% over the growing areas. The heart of the wheat and canola-producing regions is less than one-third of normal.
Farmers are still waiting to sound the alarm, but current forecasts have very little rain. The Canadian model is showing the potential for hotter temperatures into mid-July. The GFS remains much milder. Smaller grain and food markets such as barley, oats, lentils, and pulses will need to take notice.
Haze and smoke over the continental USA are expected to diminish into the holiday weekend, but these problems are not going away. The attitude toward grain markets has been muted, but watch out if the heat shows up.
Canada is dealing with more than 500 active wildfires due to drought in the western prairies and eastern parts of the country. Haze and air quality alerts affect almost one-third of Americans from the northern plains to the east coast and into the Carolinas.
Canada is experiencing one of the most widespread droughts in decades. Luckily, the temperatures have remained mild, not yet having the potential impact on crops like 2021. Good to excellent ratings for spring wheat have fallen from 87% to 70% and canola from 81% to 66% over the last four weeks.
Canada grows most of its row crops from central Manitoba, heading west to the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the worst-hit provinces, with soil moisture below 50% over the growing areas. The heart of the wheat and canola-producing regions is less than one-third of normal.
Farmers are still waiting to sound the alarm, but current forecasts have very little rain. The Canadian model is showing the potential for hotter temperatures into mid-July. The GFS remains much milder. Smaller grain and food markets such as barley, oats, lentils, and pulses will need to take notice.
Haze and smoke over the continental USA are expected to diminish into the holiday weekend, but these problems are not going away. The attitude toward grain markets has been muted, but watch out if the heat shows up.
