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Rainfall offers slight improvement for Manitoba crops
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Rainfall offers slight improvement for Manitoba crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 7 (week 26)

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Overview Rainfall was received in most regions of Manitoba this past week but amounts varied by region from low levels to excessive. Areas that did receive significant rainfall have commented the crops have improved slightly from the previous week. Crop development has been rapid but there is some concern for producers choosing to spray for
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers

Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'

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MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released Wednesday. It will be the second survey-based acreage report for the 2023-24 marketing year, after the first one was released in April. While growing conditions
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices

Dry conditions in U.S. Corn Belt supportive

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MarketsFarm — When Alberta was dry, feed prices drew little interest according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. But that changed after some timely rains, with prices on the rise. “There’s more demand than we have seen in a while,” Leclerc said. “When crops were looking crappy and people were worried about
Figure 1 (left): Total accumulated precipitation; Figure 2 (right): Top 0-30 cm soil moisture.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Lack of rain concerns Manitoba producers, corn crops advancing quickly

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 6 (week 25)

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Weekly Provincial Summary  Precipitation was variable across agro–Manitoba from June 12 to 18 with values ranging from 0 to 23.6 mm. Only the San Clara (23.6 mm) area in the Northwest received significant rainfall over the past seven days. Most other regions received less than 5 mm of rain. Total accumulated precipitation from May 1st
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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: 800-lb. steers touch $300/cwt mark

Nearby cash market at odds with futures

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For the week ending June 17, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quoted $2-$5/cwt higher on average compared to seven days earlier. However, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $8-$10/cwt above week-ago levels. The market was hard to define because available supplies are dwindling at this time of year. The quality of cattle was extremely
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices, shipments steady as dryness continues

Drought 'priced into the market already'

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MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains at Alberta feedlots continues unabated as more corn from the United States makes its way into the province. “Demand at feedlots has been status quo. Feedlots are buying imported U.S. corn and DDGS. Along with that, there is also barley and feed wheat. They are getting enough supplies right
“I want to bring forward more of the agronomy research that accompanies variety development. As we bring on new varieties, there are opportunities to tune the agronomy and understand how to take advantage of those new genetics.” – Lori-Ann Kaminski, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition.
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Manitoba Crop Alliance takes turn running wheat research coalition

Incoming president says it’s business as usual

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As the takes the helm of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition, the new president wants to bolster the role of agronomy while researchers are working on genetics. “I want to bring forward more of the agronomy research that accompanies variety development,” said Lori-Ann Kaminski. “As we bring on new varieties, there are opportunities to tune
Table 1. Range of measurements of seven-day accumulated precipitation in Manitoba’s agricultural regions.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Storms force re-seeding in some areas, pea crops see good emergence

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5 (week 24)

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Weekly provincial summary Precipitation was variable across agro–Manitoba from June 5 to 11 with values ranging from 0 to 82.7 mm (see Table 1 at top). Isolated storms brought significant rainfall to areas in the Northwest regions on June 7 and 8, especially near San Clara and Rivers. San Clara (82.7 mm) received the most
File photo of a barley seedling. (SusanHSmith/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market in a waiting game

U.S. corn, available wheat keep market supplied

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MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding relatively steady for the time being as both buyers and sellers wait to get a better handle on new-crop production. “It’s a waiting game at this point between the farmer and the feedlot,” said grain merchant Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta.

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