Insights and Stories on Sunflowers

Sunny days seen ahead for sunflower crops

Mar. 6, 2019 at 2:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Though sunflowers were at the mercy of Western Canada’s unseasonable weather in 2018, the 2019 growing season may be more predictable. In November 2018, some Manitoba sunflower crops were late to come off the field. A cold and rainy fall delayed the Prairie harvest, lowered average yields and […]

Cold, wet weather delays Prairie sunflower harvest

Nov. 23, 2018 at 6:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

Oct. 18, 2018 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

Sep. 20, 2018 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Manitoba sunflower acreage set to drop

May. 18, 2018 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Steady sunflower acreage expected

Feb. 21, 2018 at 10:13 am CST

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower market is holding steady for the time being, with acres likely unchanged on the year despite shifts in the processing sector. PepsiCo last week announced it will shut its Spitz sunflower seed processing plant at Bow Island in southeastern Alberta and shift its production to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Spitz to continue using Canadian sunflower seed

Feb. 20, 2018 at 8:14 pm CST

The parent company for sunflower seed processor Spitz is poised to close the plant in the brand’s home town, but says it’s still “committed” to Canadian-grown seeds. PepsiCo, the U.S. parent for Frito-Lay, the owner of Spitz International since 2008, announced Thursday it will close the company’s processing plant at […]

By Dave Bedard

Sunflowers down, but not out in Western Canada

May. 4, 2017 at 5:02 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian sunflower plantings will be down in 2017, but perhaps not by as much as the official government estimate. Statistics Canada forecast the country’s sunflower area at only 50,000 acres in its planting intentions report. That would be down from 70,000 the previous year and the second-lowest […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sunflowers fight for acres in crowded Manitoba fields

Feb. 9, 2017 at 3:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — Better prices have created some optimism for sunflower growers in Western Canada — a feeling that may be needed to help the crop maintain acres in the face of so much competition. “I think in Manitoba we’re going to be battling for acres compared to some of […]

By Dave Sims

Manitoba sunflowers ready for harvest

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Most sunflower fields in southern Manitoba are ready for harvest, but the province first needs to see some drier weather. A handful of fields have seen some harvest activity already, “but the bulk is still to come,” said Ben Friesen, purchasing manager with Scoular Canada at Winkler, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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