Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
Rain in mid-September has led to wheat sprouting problems in some Manitoba farm fields, jeopardizing wheat quality for some farmers who’d hoped for top dollar from this year’s crop.
Canada’s durum crop has been damaged from rainy, damp conditions, with some farmers holding off on harvesting crops in the hopes of drier weather the Canadian Grain Commission said.
Canadian grain and oilseed production in 2025/26 was likely larger than earlier expectations, as warm temperatures and increased precipitation across the Prairies in August helped crop development, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada released Sept. 17.