Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress greatly accelerated across Manitoba during the week ended May 12.
The province’s crop report released on May 14 showed that seeding was at 30 per cent completion, compared to just four per cent the week before.
Manitoba crop report: Seeding speeds up to normal pace
Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.
Canadian canola acres to dip in 2024, wheat steady: StatCan
Lower prices, moisture concerns cited; moisture has since improved somewhat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers intend to seed less canola in 2024 compared to the previous year, while overall wheat area should hold relatively steady, according to the latest Statistics Canada survey results released March 11.
Pulse weekly outlook: No worries about delayed planting in Manitoba
'Farmers can get stuff in pretty quick'
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Despite an influx of snow across southern Manitoba, with more precipitation in the forecast for this week, a provincial pulse specialist isn’t too concerned about the potential for late planting of pulse crops. “The moisture is welcome, but it’s not the weather we would like to see at this time of the year. […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil bids in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, despite anecdotal reports of increased international demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention soon shifting to spring seeding. A lack of willing sellers is keeping pulse bids underpinned in Western Canada, according to broker Dale McManus of […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola to keep support going forward
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market rose over the week ended Wednesday. A lack of farmer selling combined with currency issues and action in the soy market to give the market a boost. One trader said the declining open interest caused him to think funds were also liquidating some of their long […] Read more
Hanson Acres: When tomorrow comes…
Maybe someone will lose those stupid signs anyway
Reading Time: 4 minutes The first day, Dale found ways to cope with the frustration. He watched from his truck, driving out to the field and back. He paced the yard, if hopping around the yard on crutches could be called pacing. He phoned his son, texted his father. But by 10 a.m. on Day 2, Dale hit the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola moving into choppy spring pattern
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market saw some large price swings during the week ended Wednesday, but ended relatively steady compared to prices seven days earlier. The market is starting to move into a nervous spring trading pattern, which kept prices relatively rangebound and should continue for the next three to four […] Read more
Spring seeding fast approaching in Western Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– An early melt in many areas of Western Canada should allow farmers to get on their fields within the next few weeks, although the uncertainty of spring weather remains a wild card in the background and seeding won’t begin in earnest until late April or May as the fields warm up. Areas […] Read more
Decisions on new-crop canola acres still pending
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — With the 2015-16 growing season fast approaching in Western Canada, decisions on how many acres will be seeded to canola remain up in the air. “I think a lot of people aren’t getting a lot of feedback from growers, as they haven’t really indicated a lot of big changes in acres,” said […] Read more
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