Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

Sep. 4, 2018 at 5:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are expected to turn in a smaller pulse harvest this fall, although chickpea production is bucking the overall downward trend. Chickpeas are the only Saskatchewan pulse crop to post a production increase, in Statistics Canada’s latest estimate of 2018 production. The estimates show Saskatchewan growers […]

Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

Sep. 2, 2018 at 9:54 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Manitoba soy growers likely face light yields

Aug. 23, 2018 at 7:55 am CDT

By Terry Fries

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean quality looks good

Aug. 21, 2018 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

Manitoba winter wheat yields down

Aug. 17, 2018 at 9:26 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Shortages expected for Prairie barley

Aug. 16, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Sales have slowed for feed grain buyers in Western Canada, as concerns continue to mount about feed shortages. “The confidence from the farmer is not (there anymore). He just wants to see some crop come into his bin. So we’ve definitely slowed in our buying,” said Brandon […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Harvest underway in Manitoba

Aug. 7, 2018 at 4:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Dry conditions persist across Manitoba, with harvest underway in parts, according to the weekly crop report from Manitoba Agriculture released on Aug. 7. Moisture stress is becoming evident in many crops, with rainfall needed to help the grain fill. There were also storms across the province with […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Ontario, Manitoba corn crops need rain

Jul. 26, 2018 at 4:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn development in key growing areas of Ontario and Manitoba remains highly variable as the crop nears its yield-determining phase. “The pollination stage is the critical part of the corn-growing period and I would say probably within the next three weeks we will know what yield is […]

By Terry Fries

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

Jul. 26, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour estimated on Thursday. The inaugural Grain World crop tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, toured the Prairie provinces on Tuesday […]

By Rod Nickel

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba beans podding, flowering

Jul. 24, 2018 at 8:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A lack of moisture continues to plague Manitoba’s edible beans, but according to one specialist, the crop should still enjoy another strong year. “Most areas have gotten just enough rain to keep things in good condition,” said provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange. The Winkler region, long considered […]

By Dave Sims