Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.
As seeding nears end in Alberta, moisture becoming an issue
Planting advances 10 points at 90 per cent complete
Most crops off to good start
Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season
Spring seeding entering final stretch in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes Seeding operations are nearing their final stages in Saskatchewan, with 72 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 19, according to the latest provincial crop report. That was up 23 points from the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 60 per cent done.
Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan
Good weather aids planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.
Brazil’s second corn crop facing delays
Acres either too dry or too wet for planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There remained little doubt that Brazil’s corn safrinha (second) crop will be smaller than initially anticipated, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. He chalked up most of that due to conditions being too dry and too wet for the planting of Brazil’s soybean crop, depending on the region. […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: recent rains could stabilize crops
Prices for pulses across Western Canada have been steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes Marketsfarm – Despite the rain the Canadian Prairies received since July 17, MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville pointed out that the major pulse crop areas got very little. While any precipitation has been beneficial to this year’s crops struggling with dry conditions, Jubinville said, it won’t help that much. “In terms of advancing pea and […] Read more
Canadian canola, wheat area up on the year: StatCan
More soybean, corn acres also estimated
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers planted more canola than earlier intentions, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Wednesday. Meanwhile, wheat plantings hit their highest level in more than two decades. Total canola plantings were estimated at 22.1 million acres by the government agency, which compares with the 21.6 million expected in April and […] Read more
Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers
Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'
Reading Time: 3 minutes MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released Wednesday. It will be the second survey-based acreage report for the 2023-24 marketing year, after the first one was released in April. While growing conditions […] Read more
Soybean grower varies seed options to reduce risk
A variety blend can produce a complementary package for different field conditions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Variability is nothing new to growers, aside from posing a constant challenge. They tend to have a firm grasp of those parts of their fields that are the most variable, whether due to soil type or topography. But other than by investing in precision planting equipment or a variable-rate application system, dealing with those challenges […] Read more
Repeat of record Australian wheat, canola crops unlikely
ABARES expects 2023-24 crop down on year
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — After growing record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, Australia is expected to see a significant drop in production in 2023-24 as developing El Nino weather patterns will likely cut rainfall through the growing season, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). […] Read more
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