By Commodity News Service Canada
July 5 (CNS Canada) – Peas are doing well and most have entered the flowering stage in southwest Manitoba, according to the provincial crop report, although some aphids are being reported.
Meanwhile in the northwest region of the province, about 30 per cent of field peas are blooming. Better weather has enabled growers to complete herbicide spraying and fungicides were being applied.
Ukrainian farmers have harvested five per cent of pulses and early-seeded canola from the planned acreage. It represents 1.07 million acres, which compares to 1.42 million acres by July 4 last year. According to UkrAgroConsult, average yields are 1.27 tonnes per acre with 1.37 million tonnes harvested so far. In 2016, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 2.04 million tonnes by July 4.
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While it’s far too early to sound alarm bells, a pest specialist at Saskatchewan Agriculture is urging lentil growers to monitor their crops for grasshoppers. The insects have had little impact on yields over the past few years, but Brent Flaten said the hot, dry weather now being experienced could lead to a resurgence of the insects. Lentils and flax are especially vulnerable to grasshoppers with recommended spraying thresholds at just two insects per square metre. That compares to nine to 12 hoppers per square metre as the recommended economic threshold for spraying in wheat.
British Columbia’s Port of Prince Rupert plans to build a new road to its Fairview terminal. In addition to bulk fuel products and other petroleum products, Shaun Stevenson, port vice-president of trade development, said it would also bring opportunities for the port to build its pulse, peas and soybean business due to the hot demand for those products in Asia. The road could also increase container movement, he said. The new road would completely bypass the city.
