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Land in short supply has left “well-financed” Alberta farmers ready to make a deal on short notice, Re/Max reports. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Land values still rising, but at slower pace, Re/Max says

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Severe weather and slipping crop prices haven’t yet dragged down Canada’s agricultural real estate values, which overall continue to rise, but at a relatively slower pace, according to Re/Max. The international real estate organization on Tuesday released its annual Farm Report, which follows 20 distinct ag real estate markets across the country. Prices in most […] Read more
Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Agricorp extends Ont. winter wheat deadlines

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario’s farm program delivery agency has put a seven-day extension on deadlines for seeding and reporting winter wheat acres in the province’s south. Citing “advancements in farm management techniques and hardier varieties of wheat,” Agricorp on Friday announced a new set of deadlines for winter wheat and organic winter spelt. For all fall-seeded crops, the […] Read more
Green peas. (PulseCanada.com)
Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pea prices steady but questions loom over water damage

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Questions over quality could be the biggest factor facing pea farmers in Western Canada this year, as a wet summer has caused sprouting, staining and bleaching in crops near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. “It was the rain after seeding that hurt us,” said Shannon Friesen, a regional crop specialist with the Saskatchewan government […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Unusually large Canadian wheat cargo set to unload in France

Reading Time: < 1 minute Paris | Reuters –– An unusually large cargo of Canadian wheat was due to unload at Rouen, northern France, this week, port data showed on Thursday, adding to evidence that buyers are being forced to offset lower quality grain from this year’s French harvest. France usually imports small amounts of high-quality Canadian wheat — used […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Frozen barley crops to push craft beer prices higher

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters –– Beer prices in North America may rise next year as brewers and maltsters face higher costs after cold, wet weather damaged Canadian barley crops and left farmers and tipplers crying in their beer. Canada, the world’s second-biggest exporter of malting barley, was already harvesting its smallest crop since 1968, before a […] Read more
Red lentils. (Pulse Canada photo)
Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Lentil prices rise with Prairie rains, Asian demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — A lentil watcher says Canadian prices for the crop are surging higher right now, in response to frequent Prairie rains and international demand. “It’s more than your usual slow rally, it (the market) spiked higher; especially the greens, which are shooting up right now,” said Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research in […] Read more
Crops, Pulses, Weather

Manitoba edible bean yields ‘all over the board’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Harvest of edible beans is underway in parts of Manitoba, with yields reported as variable so far. Yields on pinto beans have been reported as anywhere between 1,500 and 1,800 kilograms per hectare so far, with a range of 2,000-2,100 kg/ha on kidney and cranberry beans, according to Dennis Lange, farm production […] Read more
Speckled pods are a sign of light or moderate frost damage. (Canola Council of Canada photo)
Canola, Crops, Weather

Have you got green standing canola in mid-September?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Consider swathing canola now — or at least a few days before the next expected killing frost, according to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec. And if standing canola is frozen, be prepared to swath it as soon as possible, she said in an interview Monday. Swathing too soon can reduce […] Read more
Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Man. soybeans surviving recent unfavourable weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Many areas of Manitoba have seen unfavourable cool, wet conditions recently, with frost reported in some areas — but the province’s soybean crops seem to be holding up OK. Frost seen on Sept. 12 and 13 caused some damage to soybean crops in the province, but it was mostly minimal, said Dennis […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Crop damage limited from freeze in northern U.S. Midwest

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– The first freeze of the season hit the northern U.S. Midwest corn and soybean belt over the weekend, but the weather did not stay cold long enough to cause major damage to crops, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday. “There was some frost and a few light freezes but nothing that was […] Read more

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