There were only a couple of surprises in Statistics Canada’s June seeding intentions report but one was a doozy. “What jumped out to me the most was the lentils,” said Derek Squair, president of Agri-Trend Marketing. Statistics Canada estimates a record-shattering 5.8 million acres of lentils, which is 48 percent higher than last year and […] Read more
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Peas, lentils hit the big time
Western Canada’s farmers are likely to produce their largest pea and lentil crops in history this year, according to the president of AGT Food & Ingredients. In a recent presentation to grain industry experts in Saskatoon, Murad Al-Katib predicted that plantings of dry peas and lentils in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba will exceed 10 million […] Read more
Thrifty farmers seek lower input crops
Farmers told Statistics Canada when surveyed in March that they plan to go bargain seeding this spring. They said they planned to cut canola acreage, boost spring wheat acreage and make double-digit percentage increases in barley and durum. Oat acreage would rise by 30 percent if farmers stick with what they were planning in March. […] Read more
Analysts say pea, lentil acres don’t make sense
Statistics Canada estimates for the crops are on the light side and some forecast a big revision in the June report
The pulse industry was taken aback by Statistics Canada’s first stab at estimating 2015 pea and lentil acreage. The March seeding intentions report released on April 23 calls for 3.83 million acres of peas, up one percent from last year and 3.35 million acres of lentils, an eight percent increase. That is a far cry […] Read more
Producers ponder planting plans
Weather, input prices weigh on the minds of many as farmers wonder what to put in the ground this year
It might be the weather, it might be the prices or it might be a combination of the two. Whatever the reasons, prairie farmers are keeping their seeding plans close to their vests and their wallets in their pockets this spring. Agronomists and seed and fertilizer dealers say farmers have been slow to move on […] Read more
Farmers in flux over what to plant this season
Farmers are planning to pull back from wheat, stick with heavy canola acres and boost their durum, barley, oats, lentils, peas and flax acreage, says Agri-Trend founder Rob Saik. However, Saik told the Grain World conference Feb. 23 that a lot could change before seeding, which usually isn’t the case. “We’re far behind the last […] Read more
Growers may lean to short season crops
Barley, oats acres may increase | Canola is vulnerable to early fall frost, but it can be planted before wheat
It will be unclear for weeks exactly what farmers will seed this spring. Prairie acreage is in flux, considering that seeding has still not begun in large parts of the region and a late spring has forced many farmers to reconsider their cropping decisions. “We could see it swing a million or two acres in […] Read more
Rally likely encouraged more soy but acres to still fall short
Strong soybean prices won’t buy the acres in the United States that the market needs, says an analyst. Prices shot up in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s March 30 Prospective Plantings report that predicted 95.9 million acres of corn and 73.9 million acres of soybeans. “It’s our opinion that we probably need anywhere […] Read more
