Pea plants emerge in between stubble in a field. Dry peas are leading the way in emergence in Alberta at more than 96 per cent.  Photo: File

Alberta crop ratings nudge up

But ground drier

Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said.

‘With the grain and flour not moving fast, it’s bringing the price down.’ Photo: Singh_Lens/iStock/Getty Images

Prairie wheat bids strengthen

Durum down

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada strengthened during the week ended July 3, as gains in the United States futures and dryness concerns in parts of the Prairies provided support.