The Prairies will probably still be warmer than normal in the next three months, but it may not be as dry, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The national environment and weather agency released its monthly long-range temperature and precipitation forecasts for future months on July 31. AAFC’s Canadian Drought Monitor has had
ECCC fall outlook warm, precipitation hard to predict
It’s not yet clear how much drought relief the Prairies can expect
Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields
MarketsFarm – Crops in Alberta will not only have much lower yields than in previous years, but good quality crops will be harder to find. Provincial crop condition ratings declined over the past two weeks, according to the Province of Alberta’s biweekly crop report as of Aug. 10, which was released three days later. Only
Sask. Crop Report: Half of winter wheat, fall rye crops harvested
MarketsFarm – While a few scattered showers across Saskatchewan delayed some of the harvest, the hot and dry weather has allowed farmers to make more progress than last year. Seven per cent of the province’s crop has been combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine, according to the Province of Saskatchewan’s weekly
Feed weekly outlook: Prices to decline in September
MarketsFarm – As the harvest approaches, the yield potential for feed grains in Alberta may depend on where they are grown, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta. “From what I hear, it’s going to be a bit lower (than average), (but) I think it’s going to be a
Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses
MarketsFarm – After a hot and dry summer which scorched all of Western Canada, pulses are ready to come off the fields in Alberta. “The south is going pretty strong. South of Calgary is already pretty much done on peas. Quite a bit of lentils would be done already, too,” said Alberta Pulse Growers chair
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA forecast depends on ‘a lot of moving parts’
MarketsFarm – Analysts are finding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2021-22 monthly crop estimates, which will be released on Aug. 12, to be very hard to predict. “It seems to me that the range for corn guesses are way, way wider than what we’re getting for new crop beans,” said Sean Lusk, vice-president
Feed weekly outlook: DDGs becoming another feed option
MarketsFarm – As traditional feed grains such as barley and wheat become more expensive due to persistent drought-like conditions in the Prairies, many feedlots are using alternative sources of feed for their animals. Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGs), the grain by-products which remain after starch has been fermented through the making of alcohol or
Unprecedented summer cattle sales across province
Drought in stark focus as producers forced to cut herds
In Allan Munroe’s 10 years at the Killarney Auction Mart, he has never before needed to conduct a sale at his auction site in July. However, desperate times for cattle producers called for having a sale of 285 butchers and feeders on July 26. Killarney was not alone as Gladstone, Grunthal, Winnipeg and both Heartland
Sask. Crop Report: Harvests ahead of schedule
MarketsFarm – The annual harvest in Saskatchewan is moving along earlier and faster than usual as crops dry down to high heat and lack of moisture. Three per cent of Saskatchewan’s crop has been combined, compared to the less than one per cent at this point last year, according to the province’s crop report for
CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates
MarketsFarm – Traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are positioning themselves ahead of the United States Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop estimates to be released on Aug. 12. Estimates from private firms and speculation over how accurate they will be compared to the USDA’s are making their mark on the markets. “I think
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