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“Winter wheat used to have a 40 per cent yield advantage to spring wheat and now that’s shrunk down to 10 to 20 per cent.” – Ken Gross.
Cereals, Crops

Winter wheat down, but not out

Winter wheat acres have slid to a fraction of where they were even five years ago

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Winter wheat is off to a good start in 2020, but there aren’t all that many acres around. Ken Gross, agronomist with the Western Winter Wheat Initiative, says many winter wheat acres were planted just in time to catch the same moisture that ground harvest to a halt last year, and so saw good growth
Winter wheat clears its first hurdle
Crops

Winter wheat clears its first hurdle

Manitoba’s winter wheat crop is looking good at first blush, although producers are mostly in a holding pattern until weather really warms

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Manitoba’s relatively few winter wheat acres are in a good spot going into the growing season, as the mercury begins to rise. Why it matters: Winter cereals appear to have weathered the winter, but now growers are caught waiting for warmer temperatures. Experts say they are not expecting to see the winterkill and poor stand
U.S. Plains wheat condition ratings decline in December
Grain Markets, Markets

U.S. Plains wheat condition ratings decline in December

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Condition ratings for winter wheat declined from late November to late December in most U.S. Plains states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Jan. 2, reflecting dry conditions in some areas. The United States is the world’s second-largest wheat exporter after Russia. The USDA issued its last national winter wheat ratings of the season on
Producers tour Western Winter Wheat Initiative and Ducks Unlimited plots at Carberry’s crop diversification centre this July. The groups hoped to demonstrate the impact of balanced fertility through the plots this year.
Crops, Local news

Rains bring relief for winter wheat seeding

Winter wheat is ready to go, but the fields slated for the cereal may not be ready

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Recent rains have brightened the outlook for winter wheat, assuming farmers can get on the drill. Western Winter Wheat Initiative agronomist Ken Gross said conditions are ideal for the crop’s first flush, despite the dry conditions that have plagued Manitoba this growing season. “As far as getting winter wheat into the ground, it may be
(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Weather

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

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MarketsFarm — Depending where a farmer is located, Canada’s winter wheat crop has varied this year. Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the province’s farmers to seed just over one million acres this year, nearly 75 per cent of Canada’s total winter wheat acres. However, Marty Vermey, senior
CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease on warmer weather

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures all settled down on Monday after early strength, as outlooks for improved U.S. weather boosted crop production prospects, analysts said. The August soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down 14-3/4 cents at $8.89-3/4 a bushel and new-crop November settled down 14-1/2 cents
Winter wheat crops have been hit by late frost and cool, dry conditions this spring.
Crops, Local news, Other

Winter cereals still waiting for rain

Most winter wheat made it into spring, but cold temperatures and lack of rainfall have added a sour note

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Spring was not kind to this year’s winter cereals, and the so-far patchy rains have seen little improvement. Both forage and winter cereals suffered from a cold, dry start to the growing season. Temperatures remained unseasonably cold well into May. A major frost event May 26 saw widespread lows under -2 C, with some areas

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