Seeding operations in Alberta are generally complete with the only exceptions in the south, where less than five per cent of the intended crop still needs to be put into the ground, according to a provincial crop specialist. “That area has been extremely wet and has prevented producers from seeding the last of the crops,” […] Read more
Seeding virtually complete in Alberta: AARD
Slow crop start limits frost damage on Prairies
The late start to seeding on Canada’s Prairies, along with slow germination of early-seeded crops, prevented any significant damage occurring from frost over the past couple of nights. Temperatures in Western Canada dropped to as low as -4 to -5 C overnight Monday in select areas and fell to -1 to -2 C overnight Tuesday […] Read more
Feed barley bids slowly trending up
Cash bids for feed barley in Western Canada have been holding fairly steady but also have slowly been trending to stronger territory as feedlots look to cover needs. “Bids for barley have slowly been moving up, especially after stocks of the commodity were shown to be at a tighter-than-anticipated level in the StatsCan stocks report […] Read more
Good seeding progress seen in Alta.
Favourable weather conditions have allowed producers to make significant seeding progress throughout Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Depending on the region, seeding operations range anywhere from 30 per cent complete to as much as 85 per cent done,” said Neil Whatley of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s Ag-Info Centre at Stettler. The planting […] Read more
Eastern Prairies racing to seed acres
Producers in the eastern regions of Canada’s Prairies are hoping to get seed in the ground where possible before more precipitation events hit the region. Drier weather in select areas of eastern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba have allowed producers to begin seeding operations, but those operations may be temporary, said Drew Lerner, a meteorologist with […] Read more
Weather expert sees limited Prairie seeding opportunities
The window of opportunity for seeding operations in Western Canada is likely to be limited, particularly in the eastern regions of Saskatchewan and much of Manitoba, according to weather outlooks looking at the next 30 days. “There is definitely going to be a bias to wet and cooler weather conditions over the next couple of […] Read more
Hog inventory up from year-earlier level
Canada’s hog inventories as of April 1 totalled 11.81 million head — up from 11.65 million during the same time a year ago, but down slightly from 11.895 million during the quarter ending Jan. 1. According to new Statistics Canada data, hog inventories were up in all major hog-producing provinces except Quebec and Alberta, where […] Read more
Late start seen for seeding on Prairies
Producers in Western Canada who hope to get an early start to seeding will be disappointed, given that the weather is not expected to be very co-operative over the next couple of months. “There is definitely going to be a bias to wet and cooler weather conditions over the next couple of weeks across the […] Read more
Cattle Inventories In Canada Decline: StatsCan
Canada’s estimated total cattle and calf inventory as of January 1, 2011, continued to decline, dropping 3.4 per cent from the level seen at the same time a year ago, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Feb. 17, 2011. As of January 1, 2011, Canadian producers had an estimated 12.460 million head of […] Read more
Delisting still unlikely for ICE barley futures
Open interest in western barley futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continues to remain virtually non-existent, but officials with the Winnipeg commodity exchange still hold out some faint hope the industry will again participate in the contract and avoid the delisting of the commodity. “We are not currently considering delisting the western barley […] Read more
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