By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Aug. 8 (CNS Canada) – Hot, dry weather continued across the Prairies, dragging down condition ratings for southern Alberta.
According to the Aug. 1 Alberta crop report, 41.7 per cent of dry peas were rated as good to excellent in the south. That compares to 54.5 per cent in the central region, 83.1 in the northeast, 58.2 in the northwest and 71.9 in the Peace for a province-wide average of 56.6 per cent.
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are maintaining the levy charged on pulses and soybeans grown in the province at 0.67 per cent of gross sales at least until Aug. 1 next year. Revenue from the fees reached C$22 million in 2015-16, but Sask. Pulse Growers expected that to decline for this year because of acreage reductions following last year’s record acreage and higher lentil and pea prices.
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For the top five dry-bean-growing states in the U.S., the crop conditions are as follows:
– Minnesota: USDA rates 75 per cent as good to excellent, down from 85 per cent a week ago.
– North Dakota: About 51 per cent rated good to excellent, with 21 per cent rated poor to very poor.
– Michigan: The crop condition is rated as 39 per cent good or excellent with 30 per cent rating poor to very poor.
– Nebraska: Thirty per cent of dry beans are rated poor to very poor, while 51 per cent are rated good to excellent.
– Idaho: The condition rating for dry beans fell to 43 per cent good to excellent, with 57 per cent rated fair to poor.
