Reading Time: 2 minutes Most of Manitoba’s fall rye and winter wheat crops came off the ground, while the harvesting of other crops for the most part started during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
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Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed for the week ended Aug. 15. The futures market in the United States saw gains in Minneapolis spring wheat and losses for Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat.
Manitoba Crop Report: Early crops ready for harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fields across Manitoba saw variable amounts of precipitation as crops continued to develop under hotter temperatures during the week ended July 28, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Manitoba crops advancing with warm weather: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warmer conditions across Manitoba during the week ended July 16 helped advance crop growth, with recent rainfall leaving most of the province with wet or optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Cereals withstood storms better: CCHA
Approximately 1,000 crop damage claims made from storms between June 23 and July 1
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Numerous early season storms have resulted in a number of claims for the industry,” CCHA Chairman Scott McQueen of Palliser Insurance said in a statement. “Cereals have generally fared better as many were hit in the grassy stages of development and minimal damage to the plant was caused with environmental conditions being favourable so that crops that were hit by hail are able to recover.”
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Warm conditions advancing crop development
Reading Time: 2 minutes Warm and mostly dry conditions across Saskatchewan helped crops advance in their development during the week ended July 8, according to the latest provincial report.
Manitoba Crop Report: Crops continue to withstand rain showers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba experienced variable amounts of precipitation during the week ended July 7 as crops continued to develop despite excess moisture in most areas.
Saskatchewan’s crops remain in good shape, but are still behind
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although crop conditions in Saskatchewan were good, the province’s latest crop report said development continued to fall behind normal for this time of year. Saskatchewan Agriculture pointed to the cooler temperatures and wet conditions as why development has been slower this year.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more
June Supply and Demand report has little effect on grain markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes To broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. the June supply and demand reports from the United States Department of Agriculture has little impact on the markets for June 12. “Given the fact we didn’t miss expectations by much in any category, I would say we continue to trade as we have been trading,” Ettner said. […] Read more