Harvest nears completion, pastures are done

Weekly Provincial Summary  Good harvest weather allowed for excellent harvest progress across Manitoba. Harvest continues on the remaining flax, soybean, grain and silage corn, industrial hemp, alfalfa seed and potato acres.  Sunflower harvest is just underway across Manitoba.  The earliest seeded winter wheat has emerged but precipitation would help with germination and stand establishment.  Precipitation

Food bank donations urged

Staff / In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux are encouraging Canadians to generously donate to their local food banks. Lemieux joined Turkey Farmers of Canada Chair Mark Davies at the Ottawa Food Bank last week to present a $50,000 donation to Food Banks Canada. This


IGC cuts forecasts for global maize, wheat crops

Reuters / A sharp decline in prospects for the European Union’s maize crop is set to further tighten supplies in a market where prices have already hit record highs this year, the International Grains Council forecast Sept. 28. The IGC, in a monthly report, cut its forecast for global maize production in 2012-13 by 5.1






Harvest continues, but it’s getting dry out there

Weekly Provincial Summary  Warm, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress.  Most areas of Manitoba reported frost events throughout the week; few reports of crop damage were received. The exception is the Interlake Region where some acres were impacted and crop assessments are underway.  Strong winds in some areas of Manitoba

Western Canada wheat high in protein, but supplies plentiful

Western Canadian farmers are harvesting a spring wheat crop that looks to be well above average in protein content, but they are unlikely to command much of the usual premium this autumn due to abundant supplies, analysts say. After two years of flooding, Western Canada is set to produce its second-biggest all-wheat crop in 16


First frost of the season but no damage to crops

Weekly Provincial Summary  Hot, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress.  In some areas of Manitoba, frost was reported early Sunday, Sept. 9 but no reports of crop damage have been received.  Harvest of spring cereals is 95 per cent complete. Canola harvest ranges from 70 to 100 per cent complete.

Eastern European maize a rare bright spot

kiev / reuters / Eastern European maize crops have survived a summer drought, but exporters are unlikely to benefit as domestic buyers seek alternatives to wheat and barley ravaged by the heat. Top maize producers in the Black Sea region — Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania — are likely to produce a total of 37