Insights and Stories on Crops

Manitoba crops variable: report

Aug. 3, 2022 at 10:00 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Crop development was highly variable across Manitoba during the week ended Aug. 2 depending on localized rainfall and drainage, with fields in the southern growing areas of the province generally better than those to the north, according to the latest report from Manitoba Agriculture. Localized insect concerns were […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba pulse crops showing resilience

Aug. 3, 2022 at 8:42 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat falls 3 percent as Ukraine shipments resume; corn, soy also sag

Aug. 2, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Mitigating sclerotinia in oilseed crops

Aug. 2, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to biggest weekly gain in 22 years as U.S. Midwest heats up

Jul. 29, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Alberta crops improve tremendously over last year

Jul. 29, 2022 at 3:29 pm CDT

Crops in Alberta remain in good shape as the latest crop report noted all crops across the province are 72 per cent good to excellent. That’s a huge improvement compared to this time last year when drought pushed crops down to 20 per cent good to excellent. Rain, especially in […]

By MarketsFarm

How to condition canola with natural air drying and supplemental heat

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:12 am CDT

Due to its high oil content, canola has a higher risk of spoilage compared with numerous other crops. If it’s too wet or too warm inside the bin, moulds, mites and insects will thrive, leading to spoilage and lost revenue for farmers. Charley Sprenger, a research project lead at Prairie […]

By Mark Halsall

Saskatchewan crop report: High heat reversing crop development

Jul. 29, 2022 at 9:39 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Crops growing in areas of Saskatchewan which received recent rains are developing well. Meanwhile, those in dry areas, mostly in the west central region, are going backwards, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on July 28. Rainfall varied across Saskatchewan with some areas receiving none and […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm on anticipated heat stress; wheat follows higher

Jul. 28, 2022 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures extended gains on Thursday, as expectations for hot and dry weather conditions in the coming weeks across parts of the U.S. Midwest threaten yields. Wheat followed higher as there was still some uncertainty about the volume of Ukraine’s exports through the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Declining prices not raising buyers’ interest

Jul. 28, 2022 at 4:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Despite prices for Western Canadian feed barley and wheat continuing to decline, buyers are not opening their wallets just yet. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta., said while growing prospects of a more typical harvest are making cereal crops more affordable, there is […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm