Insights and Stories on Crops

Jul. 31, 2024 at 11:52 am CDT

Fields across Manitoba saw variable amounts of precipitation as crops continued to develop under hotter temperatures during the week ended July 28, according to the province’s weekly crop report.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 30, 2024 at 9:01 am CDT

Delivered prices for green peas across the Prairies ranged from C$12.50 to C$14.21 per bushel as of July 26, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. The latter price was down C$4.27 from last month but only four cents lower than last year. For yellow peas, delivered prices ranged from C$9.75 to C$11.40/bu., down C$1.60 from last month and down C$1.40 from last year.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Major crops were rated at 55.3 per cent good to excellent, down from 72.9 per cent the previous week. The south region’s crops were rated 77.2 per cent good to excellent, while the northeast region was at 62.5 per cent and the Peace region was at 57.3 per cent. Conditions in the northwest region fell to 37.7 per cent and the central region dropped to 32.4 per cent, for declines of 40.1 and 29.8 points, respectively.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

The province received variable precipitation this spring which had pathologists and producers expecting the arrival of members of the leaf spot complex. However, Kelly Turkington with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research and Development Centre said they may have been scorched by the July heat wave.

By Jeff Melchior

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn strengthened on Thursday as worries about the August weather forecast in the central U.S. took centre stage. Meanwhile, slow demand and cheap Russian exports pressured wheat as a crop tour in North Dakota forecast high spring yields in the United States, according […]

By Renee Hickman