Insights and Stories on Manitoba

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Manitoba edible bean harvest wraps up

Oct. 23, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada – After a long and drawn out harvest Manitoba farmers have finally finished bringing in this year’s edible bean crop. While the late harvest raised quality concerns in the province, ample North American supplies should limit the upside price potential. “The harvest started really early, and we were […]

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

Oct. 18, 2018 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn seems headed for lower yields

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

North Dakota still on lookout for Palmer amaranth

Sep. 20, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

Sep. 20, 2018 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s

Sep. 18, 2018 at 6:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A lack of rain at key times during the summer of 2018 has left Manitoba’s edible bean crop unlikely to match last year’s yields. Last year’s yield was about 2,000 lbs./acre on average, but according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange, that won’t be the case this […]

By Dave Sims

Prairie harvest window possible next week

Sep. 13, 2018 at 6:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cold and wet conditions on the Prairies are expected to clear up over the next week, allowing a window of opportunity for harvest, though the size of that window remains to be seen. “Western and northern parts of Alberta have some serious issues,” said Drew Lerner of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Smaller Manitoba soybean crop expected

Sep. 11, 2018 at 5:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Like most crops grown this year, Manitoba’s soybean yields were also highly variable in 2018. While early reports point to smaller production overall, lower-than-average yields won’t translate to higher prices, given prospects for a large U.S. crop. Manitoba soybean yields are “anywhere from 20 to 50” bushels […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ontario bean production seen well above StatsCan estimate

Sep. 6, 2018 at 3:26 am CDT

CNS Canada — Ontario bean growers are voicing skepticism of Statistics Canada’s Aug. 31 bean production estimates. Estimates by the Ontario Bean Growers organization suggest farmers are poised to harvest about 101,495 tonnes this year — 28.5 per cent above the Statistics Canada number of 79,000 tonnes. OBG chair Jim […]

By Terry Fries

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

Sep. 5, 2018 at 8:28 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are waiting nervously for damage reports from Tuesday night’s frost. In Manitoba, fields between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park were hit with sustained frosts. “There are a few areas where they had a long duration of a light […]

By Terry Fries