There’s much talk these days about diversifying Canadian agriculture’s exports away from their reliance on the sector’s two biggest, and currently most unpredictable, customers.
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Winter wheat suppy tightens, demand increases
Winter wheat supplies are expected to be tighter this year due to disappointing crops in two important production regions and a recovery in demand in the Middle East and North Africa.
Russia’s troubled winter wheat may move prices
The crop has a higher risk of winterkill because of plants' already weakened condition and may have trouble recovering
SASKATOON — Winter wheat crops have deteriorated in Russia but are improving in the United States and the European Union. An estimated 37.2 per cent of Russia’s crop is rated in poor condition versus four per cent last year and the five-year average of 7.3 per cent. Related stories: It is the worst rating in […] Read more
U.S. winter wheat drought expected to worsen
Key growing area for the crop is said to be the driest in a decade and is expected to be drier than average this winter
SASKATOON — Drought is likely to persist or worsen in the winter wheat growing regions of the United States this winter, according to one of the world’s premier weather forecasting services. A slowly developing La Nina will influence U.S. weather patterns in the December to February period, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s […] Read more
Dryness delays winter wheat seeding in Russia
Poor soil moisture and limited rainfall mean the crop could enter dormancy in poor shape, resulting in lower yields
SASKATOON — Winter wheat planting is progressing slowly in the world’s largest exporting region. Russian farmers have only managed to seed 20.8 million acres of the crop, which is 11 per cent behind last year and the slowest pace in 11 years, according to SovEcon analyst Andrey Sizov. Related stories: Ukraine’s growers have planted 2.4 […] Read more
Opening the winter wheat window
Research bumps winter wheat crop insurance deadline a whole month to allow more farmers to plant the “cover crop”
Winter wheat growers traditionally like seeding into canola stubble, something that becomes a problem when harvest runs late and pushes up against the crop insurance seeding cut-off date of September 1. The equation can be made worse by some growers deliberately planting canola later to avoid frost damage and flea beetles or to chase higher […] Read more
EU winter wheat crop gets off to slow start
SASKATOON — The European Union’s winter wheat crop is off to a less than ideal start, according to analysts. Planting in France, which is the largest producer of the crop, has been delayed by excessive moisture. The French ministry of agriculture is forecasting a five percent drop in seeded area in that country, according to […] Read more
Winter wheat crop gets off to good start in U.S.
The U.S. winter wheat crop is off to a good start. “For the first time in three years there’s a little bit of optimism,” said Kansas Wheat chief executive officer Justin Gilpin. Crop condition ratings show that 47 percent of the U.S. crop was in good to excellent condition as of Nov. 12, compared to […] Read more
Early harvest? Consider growing winter cereals
The ideal time to seed winter cereals in the Prairies is between the end of August and the middle of September
An early start to harvest in some parts of the Prairies has advantages. It gives farmers more choice of fields to plant winter cereals and more time to do it. “Usually (time) that’s the biggest thing,” Alex Griffiths, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Manitoba agronomist said in an interview Aug. 25. “You’re busy harvesting and don’t want […] Read more
Tool developed to help build cold tolerant crops
Over the past 150 years, plant breeders have kept meticulous records of successes and failures. But with millions of data points over that length of time, it’s been a gargantuan task to optimize the information and increase the number of commercially viable fall-seeded crops.
