Prairie conditions ripe for a winter cereals wreck

Prairie conditions ripe for a winter cereals wreck

Lack of snow cover and variable temperatures cause worries

Minimal snow cover, frigid temperatures in mid-January and above-average temperatures after that may have set the stage for winterkill in winter crops. The risk is high enough to cause concern among crop specialists. “The eastern Prairies are in a little bit better shape than (Saskatchewan and Alberta) but there’s huge swaths that in my mind



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Grain shipments see smooth sailing on small crop

New Years cold snap the one spanner in the works, speaker says

At the midway point of the 2023–2024 shipping year, grain shipments appear to be moving at a good clip. “In the last 12–18 months, we’ve seen some really good performance from both of the railroads, said Quorum Corporation’s Mark Hemmes. “The exception was the last four or five weeks, and that was largely driven by