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Gary Millershaski, a farmer and scout on the Wheat Quality Council’s Kansas wheat tour, inspects winter wheat stunted by drought near Syracuse, about 170 km west of Dodge City, on May 18, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Julie Ingwersen)

U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — With seeding roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Seeding plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time of year, reflecting rising global

A sunflower crop north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

Manitoba’s sunflower crop smaller, better

Global supply, demand outlooks remain uncertain

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 31, 2022

MarketsFarm — If Canada’s 2022 sunflower seed harvest is to be the lowest in five years, you wouldn’t know it talking to producers of the crop. In its July satellite image-based principal field crops estimates released Monday, Statistics Canada projected sunflower seed production for the 2022-23 marketing year at 61,996 tonnes, 24.2 per cent lower

Attention to detail has helped a New Zealand farmer hit record wheat yields. photo: john greig

Cereals, News

Winter wheat yields defy cold winter and harsh spring

A great autumn to establish, followed by deep snow, resulted in a good crop

By Don Norman August 27, 2022

Despite adverse conditions over winter and into spring, winter wheat has done surprisingly well this season, says one agrologist. In fall 2021, the early harvest led to early seeding, and the dry year resulted in leftover nutrients, so the crop was well fertilized. On top of that, it was an open fall, with no frost

Crop prices need to stay high for farmers to recoup the record- breaking cost of this year’s crop, says Brent Konstapel (pictured with wife Megan and their
children Allison and Whitney).

News

STICKER SHOCK: Plant 2022 has been unlike any other, say farmers

The sky-high prices are bad enough, but availability issues also raise stress levels

By Alexis Kienlen July 20, 2022

They’re calling it the most expensive crop that Prairie farmers have ever planted. But the skyrocketing price of fertilizer, fuel, herbicides and other inputs isn’t the only worry. Lately it’s often been about getting your hands on products you’ve paid an arm and a leg for. Clint Jacula thought he had the bases covered. He

News

Ukraine harvests first million tonnes of 2022 grain, farm ministry says

Invasion reduced sowing area for the season by 25 per cent

By Reuters July 19, 2022

Ukrainian farmers have threshed the first million tonnes of grain of the 2022 grain harvest from about three per cent of the sowing area, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said July 8. The ministry said farmers had harvested 1.1 million tonnes of grain from 417,300 hectares with the average yield of 2.63 tonnes per hectare. Ministry data showed

File photo of sunset over a wheatfield in Brazil. (Evandrorigon/E+/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Brazil seen adding wheat area, fewer acres in Argentina

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — As farmers in Brazil plant more wheat this year, their counterparts in Argentina are cutting back on the amount of acres they plan to sow — although Argentina will still grow a great deal more wheat than Brazil. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. said one reason

Crops, Markets, Weather

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Farmers seen returning to 'steady Eddie' wheat

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News, Marketsfarm July 5, 2022

MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola plantings are projected to come in above earlier expectations but would still be well below what was seeded to the crop in 2021, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Tuesday. Meanwhile, wheat area in the country is forecast at its highest level in nearly a decade. After a

Crops, Markets

Wet weather affecting acreage numbers: analysts

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 30, 2022

MarketsFarm – With some parts of Western Canada experiencing delayed seeding due to wet weather, many analysts believe the conditions have caused a ripple effect on acreage totals for the 2022-23 marketing year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release its second survey-based acreage report for the 2022-23 marketing year on July 5. Traders and analysts are

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 23, 2022

MarketsFarm – Rain fell on all growing regions of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 20 improving growing conditions, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on June 23. Most areas received at least 20 millimetres of rain during the week, with the communities of Prince Albert, Nipawin, Spiritwood and Kindersley all getting more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report: Plantings advance, crops threatened by weeds, insects

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 22, 2022

MarketsFarm – Seeding continues to advance in Manitoba, but recent rains have also hindered progress and emergent crops are being threatened by weeds and insects. Plantings in the province are 91 per cent complete as of June 21, four points higher than the previous week according to Manitoba’s weekly crop report. Typically, the third week

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U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

Manitoba’s sunflower crop smaller, better

Winter wheat yields defy cold winter and harsh spring

STICKER SHOCK: Plant 2022 has been unlike any other, say farmers

Ukraine harvests first million tonnes of 2022 grain, farm ministry says

Brazil seen adding wheat area, fewer acres in Argentina

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Wet weather affecting acreage numbers: analysts

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province

Manitoba Crop Report: Plantings advance, crops threatened by weeds, insects

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