# La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies - Grainews

> Glacier FarmMedia reports that major forecasters put La Niña odds at slightly above 50% for the fall and winter, and that a La Niña would bring colder, snowier Prairie winters. Forecasters including NOAA and Australia's Bureau of Meteorology put the chance at 50-55%.

- Date: 2017-10-05 · published 2017-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68375-la-nina-could-return-cold-snowy-tradition-to-prairies-grainews
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Colder, snowier Prairie winters tend to improve soil moisture for the next crop, which supports the Canadian canola and feed grain outlook. The market impact is limited given the modest probability.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-31 | [Waning La Niña turns winter rainfall prospects to 50:50 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48026-waning-la-nina-turns-winter-rainfall-prospects-to-50-50-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-25 | [Return of rains boost EU grain sowings, but mixed blessing for rapeseed - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39064-return-of-rains-boost-eu-grain-sowings-but-mixed-blessing-for-rapeseed-grain.md) | -5.1% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-01 | [La Niña may return but temperatures are likely to be above average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22790-la-nina-may-return-but-temperatures-are-likely-to-be-above-average.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-29 | [Dip in grain prices may linger but prices could strengthen - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40511-dip-in-grain-prices-may-linger-but-prices-could-strengthen-high-plains-journal.md) | +4.4% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-01 | [EU grain production stabilises on May rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19184-eu-grain-production-stabilises-on-may-rains.md) | -2.6% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/la-nina-could-return-cold-snowy-tradition-to-prairies/

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