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Planting progress picking up in Saskatchewan

MarketsFarm — Overall spring planting across Saskatchewan reached 33 per cent complete as of Monday, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Despite the good progress over the week, that’s still 20 points behind the five-year average. When compared to the excellent progress this time last year, the gap expands to 41

floodwaters in Manitoba

Walking the weather tightrope

With weather volatility on an upwards trend, what’s the future of water management in Manitoba?

Greg Archibald and the staff of the Pembina Valley Water Co-op spent the first days of May steeling themselves for a really bad week. The co-op, which supplies potable water to about 50,000 people in south-central Manitoba, was watching its three water treatment plants with a hawk’s gaze, after a string of April storms swelled





File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pulse weekly outlook: Still early in season to switch crops

Decisions likely in next couple of weeks

MarketsFarm — With dry conditions dominating western and southwestern Saskatchewan and wet conditions prominent in the province’s east and northeast, at mid-May it remained early to consider switching pulse crops to something else, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Overall, he said, spring planting throughout the province as of May 9

Aerial view of flooded farmland near Rosenort, Man., about 50 km south of Winnipeg, on May 6, 2022.

No crop insurance seeding deadline extensions planned: MASC

Manitoba's wet, cold spring is keeping farmers out of the fields, but they have until June 20 to seed cereals and flax and still be eligible for coverage. Insured farmers unable to plant are eligible for Excess Moisture Insurance payouts

[UPDATED: May 20, 2022] The last time there were extended seeding deadlines for crop insurance in Manitoba, it was 2004. Despite wet weather delaying planting this year, 2022 is unlikely to see a repeat. “We’re not contemplating, at this point, any changes to our seeding deadlines,” said David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC)


Corn Heat Unit (CHU) historical accumulation between May 1 or June 1 and Sept. 30.

Heavy rains slow seeding progress, acres well-behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2, May 17, 2022

Overview Continued wet soils and an unfavourable forecast has further delayed the bulk of seeding starts in Manitoba. Heavy rainfall in Western Manitoba stopped progress in the Southwest and Northwest regions, while the Eastern, Central, and Interlake regions got started over the weekend. Many fields still have wet spots, and farmers are attempting to find

Corn seedlings in southern Ontario in 2021. (Farmtario photo by John Greig)

Spring planting well underway in Ontario

MarketsFarm — Farmers are well into seeding their crops for 2022, according to Wednesday’s crop report from Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The report noted planting of corn, soybeans and spring cereals started late last week — the exception being where there are heavier soils. OMAFRA projected planting could be 80


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CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to USDA supply/demand estimates

Wheat data 'surprisingly supportive'

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday released its monthly world agriculture supply/demand estimates (WASDE) — the first to show estimates for the 2022-23 marketing year — and markets reacted quickly. Ryan Ettner, a broker for Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill., said that while figures for corn and soybeans were in line

Children walk through a partially dry riverbed at New Delhi on April 30. Extreme heat has cut into India’s wheat production prospects and export expectations.

Spring seeding conditions likely to sway markets

Canola values are recovering up off a hard drop

The ICE Futures canola market dropped hard to start the month of May, seeing heavy bouts of long liquidation as profit-taking finally came forward to weigh on values. However, with no change to underlying fundamentals, the selling quickly ran out of steam and the futures managed to regain much of their lost ground. July canola