A robust export program could be in the cards for Canadian farmers as the European Union faces serious quality problems
North America’s spring wheat could be in high demand this year due to crop quality problems overseas. “There is going to be a good market for solid CWRS (Canadian Western red spring) 13, 14 and even 15 (percent protein),” said Neil Townsend, chief analyst with GrainFox. He has heard about serious quality problems in the […] Read more
Wheat tumbles despite tight stocks
Canada entered the 2023-24 crop year with the lowest combined wheat and durum stocks in history. Agriculture Canada estimates there were 3.24 million tonnes of both crops on hand as of Aug. 1, 2023. That would break the previous record low of 3.66 million tonnes set in 2021-22 following a severe drought. Analysts are also […] Read more
Lack of rain to pummel durum yields
Provincial wheat commission vice-chair expects yields on his southeastern Sask. farm to be 20 bu. per acre below normal
Jake Leguee’s durum crop started out promising with plenty of moisture. “Down in our area it was a struggle getting the crop in,” said Leguee, who farms between Weyburn and Fillmore in southeastern Saskatchewan. “We had a tremendous amount of water lying around after that April snowstorm.” But the weather turned hot and dry starting […] Read more
Lack of rain to pummel durum yields
Jake Leguee’s durum crop started out promising with plenty of moisture. “Down in our area it was a struggle getting the crop in,” said Leguee, who farms between Weyburn and Fillmore in southeastern Saskatchewan. “We had a tremendous amount of water laying around after that April snowstorm.” But the weather turned hot and dry starting […] Read more
‘It’s crop insurance territory’
Prairie yields are expected to take a beating this year No hands went up when MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett asked farmers if their yields will be as good as last year. One grower said his would be one-quarter of what they were a year ago. “I drove through some of those areas,” Burnett said during […] Read more
Prairie crops in trouble
Crops are not faring well in Alberta and Saskatchewan. “Conditions are deteriorating in both provinces,” said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. Crops in southern and central Alberta and western Saskatchewan are in particularly rough shape because of drought. Burnett is especially concerned about Canada’s durum and lentil crops, which are primarily grown in those areas. There […] Read more
AIM: Significant yield drop expected
MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion show in Langham, Sask. “There […] Read more
Prairie crops in trouble
Crops are not faring well in Alberta and Saskatchewan. “Conditions are deteriorating in both provinces,” said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. Crops in southern and central Alberta and western Saskatchewan are in particularly rough shape because of drought. Burnett is especially concerned about Canada’s durum and lentil crops, which are primarily grown in those areas. There […] Read more
Seven years of drought take toll
Seven is often considered a lucky number but not for Tyson Jacksteit. That’s how many consecutive years of drought his family has now gone through on their west-central Saskatchewan farm near Golden Prairie. The last good crop was in 2016, he said, with the rain from that year carrying them through the next. But since […] Read more
Durum production prospects decline with dry weather
Judging by the dry conditions in the southern Canadian Prairies this summer, durum production will likely fall this year despite a half percent increase in seeded area. The amount of durum stocks carried into the 2023-24 crop year will likely be small, resulting in a tight overall supply of the crop in Canada. Italy is […] Read more
