Weather

[cottonpicken]

Regina is at -15,3 degrees colder than its last record set in 1928,kind of surprising such a wide
margin.


http://weather.gc.ca/almanac/almanac_e.html?id=4016560

[SASKFARMER3]

foggy early this morning now the fog has lifted.
Snow drift in front of the house has dropped to 4 ft. Well last year I was already cutting the grass.

[boarderbloke]

What will it take to shake that artic High, currently over Sask, on down the way? Until that dip in the jet stream smoothes out, the weather won't be changing much. More cloud and snow forecast.
How much longer before this becomes serious and catches the attention of markets?

[SASKFARMER3]

Boarder it seems to me their is a done of news out their to drive all markets yet none are gaining any traction.
Are all countries broke and only way to keep peace is cheap food again.

[boarderbloke]

Currently,,,Location,,,Tonights Low

...43'F.....Abilene TX.....34'F
...32'F.....Lincoln NE.....26'F
...33'F.....Salina KS......27'F
...34'F.....Clinton OK.....28'F
...27'F....Dodge City KS...23'F
...18'F....Sterling CO.....22'F
...27'F...North Plate NE...19'F
...32'F.....Cushing OK.....30'F
...25'F.....Atkinson NE...22'F

Wheat markets might be starting to taking notice this morning, freezing in hard winter wheat areas, snow still on the ground over the northern plains and Canada.
Temps still warm in soft winter wheat areas, atleast for now.
Hope that chart works

[farmaholic]

"Are all countries broke and only way to keep peace is cheap food again"

If they want to manipulate the market, they better be prepared to ensure those
affected are protected, JMO. If they want a ceiling, they better be prepared
to provide a floor too.

Little off topic but couldn't let it pass.

This weather is starting to get a little unnerving...

[boarderbloke]

SF3, I've posted 2 articles over the last 6 months here, about the United Nations speaking publically, about working with importers and exporting nations to controling grain prices and food costs. Governments around the world have decided, it's what's best!

Farmaholic, you nailed it, who is subsidising who. That's why I had a laugh the other day when jensend typed this;

jensend posted Apr 17, 2013 10:42
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i wonder how many farms pay more taxes than the benefits they get from taxpayers.
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[cottonpicken]

I think you guys are right.

A bushel of wheat use to buy a a barrel of oil or
1/20th an ounce of gold or 2 ounces of silver.

In todays world those conversions would have major
consequences.

[LWeber]

I tagged this anaimation in the last wheat buddy. This is the latest two weeks. Gets interesting after April 13.

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/js_animate.html?year=2013&month=4&day=18&type=nsm_ melt&region=National

[LWeber]

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/

click snow melt animation

takes a while to load - even at 100MB/sec

[boarderbloke]

Nice 2wk animation. Just when the brown gets closer to the border, it grows to the south all over again.
No wonder we're so cold here, there's snow for hundreds of miles to the south yet.