WINNIPEG, Oct. 24 (MarketsFarm) – Farmers throughout Saskatchewan made good progress in their harvesting over the last week, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. With little precipitation during the week ended Oct. 21, the harvest rose from 69 to 83 per cent complete province-wide. However, it’s still 10 points behind the average pace. […] Read more
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Slow harvest progress in Manitoba as fields still wet
Winnipeg Oct. 23 (MarketsFarm) – Manitoba farmers made minimal harvest progress during the week ended Oct. 22, as fields across the province continued to dry out after being hit by a winter storm the previous week. The total harvest was pegged at 77 per cent complete province-wide, which was up by only three points from […] Read more
Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including heavy snow in some regions, continued to keep farmers off of their fields across much of Western Canada, but producers were actively delivering canola […] Read more
Better weather helps Saskatchewan harvest: report
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Relatively warm and dry conditions allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make some harvest progress during the week ended Oct. 14, although operations continue to run well behind normal, according to the latest report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. The overall harvest progress increased to 69 percent done, from 55 percent the previous week. That compares […] Read more
Heavy snowfall puts brakes to Manitoba harvest
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Harvest operations throughout most of Manitoba ground to a dead stop as two weather systems dumped large amounts of snow during the Thanksgiving long weekend, according to Manitoba’s Agriculture’s latest crop report. Manitoba was hit with the same cold front that swept across the Prairies towards the end of last week, which […] Read more
