SASKATOON — Canada has another top-notch spring wheat crop to sell this year, but the durum did not fare as well. Canadian farmers grew 34.3 million tonnes of wheat in 2024 and are expected to export 25.4 million tonnes to more than 80 countries. Related stories: “This will make Canada the world’s third largest exporter […] Read more
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Crop quality looks good so far
Grain commission says it’s still early, but the samples that have arrived are reason to be optimistic
SASKATOON — Keystone Agricultural Producers is encouraging farmers to take advantage of the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program. Crop quality is variable this year due to some abnormal growing season weather conditions, so it’s hard for a farmer to know how to market their grain. Related stories: “With the collection of samples, (the CGC) […] Read more
Cereal quality in trouble
SASKATOON — The quality of Canada’s early-harvested cereal crops is disappointing, according to industry officials and analysts. “The growers that we’re talking to about cereal harvest (mostly barley and durum in Alberta and western Saskatchewan at this point) are saying that yields are average but that quality is not great,” Johnston’s Grain said in the […] Read more
Prairie crop quality looks good
There has been plenty of debate about yields in Western Canada, but not much talk so far about the other big price-determining factor, says an analyst. “This year it is more of a quantity conversation than it is a quality conversation,” said Brennan Turner, an independent analyst. Quality is still a bit of a question […] Read more
