Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta reported its crops were still in good shape despite temperatures pushing above 30 degrees Celsius and a lack of rain as of July 16. The report put the overall rating for the province’s crops at 74 per cent good to excellent, seven points above the five-year average.
Alberta crops holding their own for now
ICE Weekly: Weather raising canola prices, trader says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ken Ball of Ventum Financial Corp. in Winnipeg acknowledged that while dryness and warmer temperatures would be seen as beneficial in rain-drenched fields in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, heat stress on canola crops in Alberta would be aggravated. This has led traders to become a bit more bullish on the oilseed.
Pulse Weekly: Harvest pressure approaches, expecting market to bounce back
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the peas harvest in Alberta about a month away, prices have been beginning to slip back according to Kyle Sinclair, chief executive officer for Producer Profit in Lacombe, Alta.
MNP to launch agronomy practice
Company to consolidate six agronomy firms under MNP umbrella
Reading Time: < 1 minute MNP will consolidate six Prairie agronomy firms into its own practice, the accounting and professional services company announced today.
Alberta crop conditions steady at 74 per cent good-to-excellent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warm temperatures helped keep crop conditions well above average in Alberta during the week ended July 9, although heat stress could become a concern without cooler temperatures and more precipitation in the weeks ahead, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Alberta crops doing quite well
Reading Time: 2 minutes Crops throughout Alberta stood at 75 per cent good to excellent as of July 2, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department. That was eight points above the five-year average despite cooler than normal temperatures and delayed crop development due to excessive rain for most of the province so far this year.
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: Most Canadian cash prices step back with U.S. declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were mostly to the downside for the week ended June 27, as the United States wheat complex was steady to lower. That resulted in losses for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum, while Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat was mixed.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola bouncing around in a large range
Reading Time: 1 minute Although canola futures on the International Exchange have lost a fair bit of value over the last several weeks, there is a case to be made that the Canadian oilseed is rangebound.
Durum wheat prices expected to decline: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Klassen estimated that six million acres of durum wheat were seeded this year across Canada with expected production at approximately 7.5 million tonnes. In Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) monthly principal field crops outlook released on June 20, the agency estimated 6.343 million acres with production at 5.655 million tonnes. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release their latest acreage estimates on June 27.
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