Hot and dry weather saw crop conditions decline across much of Western Canada over the past month, with the latest model-based production estimates from Statistics Canada showing downward revisions in both canola and wheat production from the August report.
StatCan revises canola production lower
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected
Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.
Saskatchewan crop report: Hot, dry conditions help harvest
Saskatchewan’s harvest was more than halfway finished at 61 per cent complete, although not as much as the 68 per cent complete from one year ago. The figure was higher than the 42 per cent reported last week, the five-year average of 50 per cent and the 10-year average of 46 per cent. The southwest region was the nearest to completion at 85 per cent while the northeast region’s harvest was only at 34 per cent.
Oats futures rise, cash bids steady
United States oats futures and Western Canadian cash bids for the cereal crop are seeing very different levels of activity in the first half of September.
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Tar spot is present is nearly every Ontario corn field this season due to a wetter spring.
Most Prairie farm product prices drop: StatCan
Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before, while cattle prices continued to rise, according to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) monthly farm product prices released on Sept. 10.
Alberta harvest progressing rapidly
Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more
Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops
A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). “This […] Read more
Saskatchewan farmers making good harvest progress: report
Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the week ended Sep. 2, according to the latest provincial crop report. An estimated 42 per cent of the 2024 crop was harvested across the province, which was up from 25 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 34 per cent done. The […] Read more
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete
Manitoba’s harvest continued to progress, reaching 24 per cent completion as of Sept. 2 despite light to moderate precipitation in most areas, according to the latest provincial crop report. Combining for winter wheat and fall rye was near complete at 97 per cent with a few fields in the northwest and Interlake regions yet to […] Read more
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