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Varying amounts of precipitation prevented producers in Alberta from getting on fields and actively preparing for spring seeding during the week ended May 2, according to a provincial crop specialist. "Some seeding in the province has been completed, however," said Harry Brook with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at Stettler.In more southerly regions of Alberta, seeding[...]

(Resource News International) -- Edible pea prices in Western Canada, for both yellow and greens, have improved recently as producers begin to lock up their bins in hopes of better prices. "I would say that values for both types of edible peas have climbed 15 cents to as much as 50 cents a bushel over[...]

(Resource News International) -- Favourable weather conditions allowed producers in Alberta to make significant harvest progress over the past week or so, according to a provincial crop specialist on Tuesday. Harvest operations in the Peace River region of northern Alberta were virtually complete, while in the central areas of the province, 80-85 per cent of[...]

(Resource News International) -- Cool temperatures and steady precipitation continue to slow the development of grain and oilseed crops across much of Alberta and in turn, harvest operations, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre.  "The only area in which significant harvest progress was being made was in the Peace River district[...]

(Resource News International) -- Immature canola crops in Western Canada were believed to have suffered both yield and quality downgrades from a significant frost that occurred overnight Thursday, according to industry participants. A frost forecast for overnight Friday for all of the Prairies was seen as contributing to the downgrades.  "There was definitely a lot[...]

(Resource News International) -- Dry and seasonable conditions allowed producers in the Peace River region of northern Alberta to make significant seeding progress, according to a provincial crop specialist on Wednesday. "Seeding is virtually complete in most of that area," said Neil Whatley, a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at Stettler. The lack[...]

(Resource News International) -- Spring fieldwork has begun in select areas of Alberta with some seeding operations underway in the extreme southern regions of the province, according to a provincial crop specialist.  "I would say seeding is very limited still, with less than five per cent of the intended area in the ground in regions[...]

(Resource News International) -- Edible pea prices, for both yellows and greens, have been declining quite steadily in the face of poor demand and potentially larger-than-expected carryover into the 2010-11 season. "The price weakness can be attributed mainly to the decision by India to institute a domestic anti-hoarding policy," said Mike Jubinville, a Winnipeg market[...]

(Resource News International) -- Cash bids for both large green and red lentils in Western Canada have been continuously strengthening over the past month with strong demand from the export sector providing the firmness. "Despite the large crops in Canada, the demand coming from importer India has been causing values to strengthen," said Mike Jubinville,[...]

(Resource News International) -- Edible pea prices in Western Canada have begun to improve with some of the rise linked to ideas that export demand for the commodity has to start improving soon. "There are vessels scheduled to arrive during November to pick up edible peas, but a lot of that business was done in[...]