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Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

By Phil Franz-warkentin November 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green pea prices in Western Canada continue to rise, while bids for most of the other major pulses grown in the Prairies are also trending higher. Spot green pea bids have risen by about 70 cents per bushel over the past two weeks to currently top out at $10.50 per bushel, according to […] Read more

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Alberta harvest continues, 11 per cent of crops remain

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of November 5

By Alberta Agriculture November 8, 2019

Following a cooler than normal growing season, September brought several wet spells, interspersed by two major dry spells, each lasting less than two weeks. In October, wet spells occurred more frequently, with the northern half of the province blanketed with a few cloudy days. Over the past month, all areas in the province experienced below […] Read more

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Weather plays nice to see Alberta harvest pick up pace

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 22

By Alberta Agriculture October 25, 2019

Significant momentum was made in some areas getting crop in the bin this past week, with the provincial average currently estimated at 74 per cent of all crops combined. This jump is primarily attributed to Central, North East and North West regions where 26, 16 and 13 per cent respectively of Major Crop* acres were […] Read more

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Saskatchewan farmers make good harvest progress

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 24, 2019

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. Also, the report […] Read more

If your acres weren’t located in southern Alberta, you likely had a chance to make some harvest progress late last week.

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Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 15

By Alberta Agriculture October 18, 2019

Wet weather along with below normal temperatures have been the dominant pattern in Alberta over the past couple of weeks. During the long weekend, large areas in the North East and North West Regions received between 10 to 15 mm of precipitation in the form of either rain or rain and snow mix. For the […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

By Phil Franz-warkentin October 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, which represents […] Read more

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Wet, cold weather dampens harvest progress

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 8

By Alberta Agriculture October 11, 2019

Most parts of the province experienced wet weather conditions in September and the month ended with a significant amount of snowfall in the south. In addition to wet conditions, average daily temperatures were below seasonal norms in most areas across the province over the past two weeks. Many places in Central and Southern Regions recorded […] Read more

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Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 1

By Alberta Agriculture October 4, 2019

Harvest progress for major crops is 20 points behind the provincial 5-year average, but on par with progress for this reporting period last year. As compared to last week, 5 per cent more crop is in the bin. The Peace region is 34 points behind its 5-year average, followed by the North East at 25 […] Read more

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Alberta harvest progress behind in all regions

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of September 23

By Alberta Agriculture September 27, 2019

Accumulated precipitation in September has been varied across the province, from less than 20 mm in the eastern parts of the North West Region, western parts of the North East Region and central parts of the Peace Region, to upward of 30 mm in most areas in the Southern and Central Regions, and up to […] Read more

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Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

By GFM Staff September 26, 2019

The biggest quick-service dining chain on the planet is set to use southwestern Ontario as the global test market for its first foray into Beyond Meat. McDonald’s announced Thursday it will run a 12-week test for a plant-based burger it calls the “P.L.T.” exclusively at 28 restaurants in the region starting Monday. “This test allows […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

Alberta harvest continues, 11 per cent of crops remain

Weather plays nice to see Alberta harvest pick up pace

Saskatchewan farmers make good harvest progress

Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

Wet, cold weather dampens harvest progress

Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

Alberta harvest progress behind in all regions

Ontario to host global test for McDonald’s pulseburger

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