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Shifting weather patterns helped drought conditions significantly improve across much of Canada in May, with the most significant improvements seen through the southern Prairies where an upper-level low provided cooler and unsettled conditions bringing well above-normal precipitation, according to the latest drought monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing conditions as of May 31.[...]

MarketsFarm -- Seasonal harvest pressure may be weighing on pea and lentil bids in Western Canada -- but rain delays could lead to quality premiums down the road. Large green lentils delivered to the plant are currently trading at around 20 cents/lb. at the high end, with red lentils topping out at 16 cents/lb. delivered,[...]

MarketsFarm -- The western Canadian feed grain market is showing signs of finding a bottom, as buyers wait to get a better handle on the quality of grain still unharvested across the Prairies. Feed barley is currently trading at around $200 per tonne in southern Alberta, while feed wheat bids are around $210, according to[...]

MarketsFarm -- Tight old-crop supplies and mounting weather concerns over new-crop production are keeping feed grain prices well supported in Western Canada as end-users work to ration supplies. "We've seen a very real weather market emerge in the last few weeks," said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., pointing to wet conditions hampering[...]

CNS Canada -- High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, but the quality of the country's malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies, according to a broker. "Everything is high, high, high; high yields, high plump, high bushel[...]

CNS Canada -- Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. "Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres)," said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw,[...]

CNS Canada -- Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. "It's still wait-and-see," said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won't start re-growing until the overnight temperatures[...]

CNS Canada -- Lentil bids in Western Canada continue to show strength, but with the size and quality of this year’s crop still very much unknown, the highs may be in for the time being. “I don’t think there is anyone who really knows exactly what’s out there,” said David Newman of Victoria-area pulse trading[...]

CNS Canada -- Top-end Canadian lentils may be hard to find this year, as wet weather and the late harvest are expected to lead to quality downgrades. The lentil harvest in Saskatchewan, where the bulk of Canada's crop is grown, is only about 23 per cent complete, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan[...]