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Fairfield CitizenFebruary Elbows its Way Into Spring for Second Year in a Row (1)Fairfield Citizen“Really crazy -- and just like last year,” said Matt Rogers, president of the Commodity Weather Group LLC. “We might get a March colder than February nationally.” One year ago, a warm front pushed temperatures into the 70s, sparking tornadoes in ...

BloombergFebruary Delivers Spring Weather for the Second Year in a RowBloombergWhat was once unthinkable has now happened two years in a row: 70 degree temperatures have hit New York, Boston and Washington in the depths of February. New York and Boston hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 Celsius) Tuesday, a daily record, and are ...and more »

BloombergThis Week's East Coast Heatwave Could Top RecordsBloombergTemperatures along the U.S. East Coast are expected to soar as much as 30 degrees above normal Wednesday, potentially breaking records in New York and Washington. The high in Washington may reach 78 degrees Fahrenheit (26 Celsius) on Wednesday, topping ...

Evening markets: Rise in Russian wheat prices to multi-month high lifts Paris futuresAgrimoney.comIn the grain and oilseeds complex, Paris rapeseed managed a 0.5% gain to E352.00 a tonne for May delivery, boosted by continued worries over dryness in Argentina, where rival oilseed soybeans are grown. As CRM AgriCommodities noted, “estimates for the ...

Natural Gas Futures in Holding Pattern as Weather Disappoints; SoCal Continues Run HigherNatural Gas IntelligenceIn the long-range outlook, the major weather models “have been really stubborn” in breaking down a southeastern ridge preventing cold air from pushing into the eastern part of the Lower 48, Commodity Weather Group Senior Forecaster Brian Bardone told ...and more »

Agriculture.comRain Needed for Southern Plains Wheat CropAgriculture.comIntense drought conditions have encompassed the central southern Plains over the winter, bringing little to no precipitation since mid-October. The next two weeks could bring some precipitation for hopeful wheat farmers. “Over the winter, the Texas ...

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, February 15Agriculture.comSoybeans and grains were little changed as investors weigh dry weather in Argentina and the southern Plains against relatively weak demand for U.S. supplies. Showers in Argentina will be light and limited to southern and western edges of the corn and ...

Natural Gas Futures in Holding Pattern as Weather Disappoints; SoCal Continues Run HigherNatural Gas IntelligenceIn the long-range outlook, the major weather models “have been really stubborn” in breaking down a southeastern ridge preventing cold air from pushing into the eastern part of the Lower 48, Commodity Weather Group Senior Forecaster Brian Bardone told ...and more »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, February 14Agriculture.comFundamentally, nothing has changed. The dry weather in Argentina continues, and Commodity Weather Group said in a report Wednesday morning that forecast rainfall will be “too limited to avert expanding stress.” In the southern Plains it's still ...

GRAINS-Soymeal rally lifts soybean futures; corn and wheat weakReuters Africa“Stress on Argentina corn/soy builds from nearly half the belt this week to two-thirds next week based on current forecast,” Commodity Weather Group said in a note to clients. Corn futures weakened, weighed down by the decline in wheat. But declines ...and more »

Agriculture.comAg Markets Finish Higher ThursdayAgriculture.comAUSTIN, Texas -- Kansas City wheat and Chicago soybeans were higher in midday trading Thursday on dry weather in their respective growing areas. In the southern Plains, where hard-red winter wheat is grown, little rain has fallen in the past four ...

GRAINS-US soybeans rise as soymeal extends rally; corn firmReuters Africa“Stress on Argentina corn/soy builds from nearly half the belt this week to two-thirds next week based on current forecast,” Commodity Weather Group said in a note to clients. Corn also received support from the Argentine weather view but the gains in ...and more »

Spring rain vital for struggling US winter wheat cropWestern ProducerCommodity Weather Group (CWG) has studied seven years with similar conditions where it was dry in the southern Plains in the winter and there was a weak to moderate La Nina — 2014, 2011, 2006, 1996, 1986, 1981 and 1963 — and the trend was for the ...and more »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, February 9Agriculture.comMore rainfall is expected in the northern third of Argentina as models show increased risk of precipitation in the six- to 10-day forecasts, Commodity Weather Group said. In the U.S. southern Plains, there's a risk of wetter weather in the latter half ...and more »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, February 7Agriculture.comWheat rose on forecasts for below-normal precipitation for at least the next 15 days in hard-red winter wheat areas that are already extremely dry. Very little rain has fallen in much of the southern Plains in the past 30 days, according to the ...

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, February 2Agriculture.comSoybeans was lower in overnight trading as some rainfall was added to forecasts for Argentina. While it's going to be hot and dry in much of the country in the near-term, some rainfall is expected this weekend in southwestern Argentina and there's an ...and more »

GRAIN HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories of the DayFox BusinessGrain futures rose to multimonth highs Monday as concerns about weather across the Americas prompted hedge funds to pull out of bets that prices would fall. Soybean contracts also rose. Weather forecasts for Argentina turned drier over the weekend ...

Agriculture.comGrain Prices Rise on Tough Americas WeatherFox BusinessThat would lead to stress for around half of the country's corn-and-soybean belt, the Commodity Weather Group said, with the chance of crop loss increasing over that period. Some parts of Brazil were suffering from too much rain, which was delaying ...3 Big Things Today, January 29Agriculture.comall 24 news articles »

Agriculture.com3 Big Things Today, January 29Agriculture.comRain has fallen in parts of Parana and Mato Grosso in the past few days and more is expected in the next two days, according to Commodity Weather Group. A shift to a wetter weather pattern in the country's center-west is expected, which will slow the ...and more »

Hellenic Shipping News WorldwideUS Gas Gurus Are Divided Between Warm Spell Bears and $4 BullsHellenic Shipping News Worldwide2, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC. Gas inventories fell by 288 billion cubic feet last week to 2.296 trillion, widening a deficit versus the five-year average to 18 percent, U.S. Energy Information Administration data ...