Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest progress for major crops in Alberta more than tripled during the week ended Aug. 20 while heavy rains hit northern and central parts of the province.

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest slow going under heat, rains

Ready, set go! Harvest reprieve hits Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Prairie farmers struggling to get crops off fields under wet, cold conditions are about to get a reprieve — if they haven’t seen warmer weather already in their area. Natalie Hasell, a weather preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada in Winnipeg, said most regions of British Columbia, Alberta, and southern and central Saskatchewan […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs away from nearby highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE canola futures hit their best levels in a month and a half earlier this week on the back of concerns over harvest delays, but ran into resistance and looked bearish once again by Wednesday. While cold, wet conditions continued to cause harvest delays, as noted in the weekly provincial crop reports, […] Read more

Feed weekly outlook: Snowy weather makes for larger feed supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The question isn’t whether there’ll be enough feed grains this year in Western Canada, but when they’ll be ready — which is keeping the market steady currently. “The question is when will it be marketable? When will it be out of the field and in condition to market?” said Allen Pirness of […] Read more

Rising feed grain prices set to hit seasonal plateau
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Feed barley bids in Alberta have shown some strength over the past few weeks, but may be nearing their highs if seasonal price trends come into play. Barley in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alta. is currently trading at about $170 per tonne, up by about $10 over the past […] Read more