The prospect of a Super El Nino on the horizon has figured prominently in the media, but its impact on farmers depends on which side of the world they live.

As the harvest equipment starts chewing through the first fields of the season here, the phenomenon ranks low on farmers’ worry list.

If anything, warming sea-surface temperatures in the central Pacific could support higher crop prices due to its impact on production in export competitors such as Australia.

While not a key driver behind the recent rallies that have brightened the price outlook for this year’s harvest, the Super El Nino one of the underlying fundamentals that could help keep prices buoyant through the winter months, says Bruce Burnett, a weather and markets analyst with Glacier Farm Media.

Downtown Winnipeg counted the same number of business openings as closures this spring.

It’s the first time in at least five years the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ hasn’t tracked a second quarter net loss.

Three businesses opened in the city’s core, while three closed, according to a recent BIZ report. Last year, six more businesses closed than opened during the second quarter.

Securian Canada, The Grumpy Chicken and Haydar Pasha Pizza opened this April through June.