Crops

Ottawa’s decision to ban the use of lambda-cyhalothrin insecticides on any crops destined for feed use has now led at least one Canadian miller to prohibit any deliveries of oats treated with the chemical.

Statistics Canada released highlights of the June 2023 Field Crops survey pertaining to the 2023 seeding areas of principal field crops.

Closing grain prices Wednesday, June 28 Durum 396.61 Feed barley 340.61 Canola 713.92 Chickpeas 1036.17 Flax 501.98 Lentils 732.50 Oats 245.32 Yellow Peas 351.61 Feed Wheat 270.97 1 Red Spring Wheat 366.95

Rainfall was received in most regions of Manitoba this past week but amounts varied by region from low levels to excessive. Areas that did receive significant rainfall have commented the crops have improved slightly from the previous week.

Opening grain prices Wednesday, June 28 Durum 396.61 Feed barley 340.61 Canola 713.62 Chickpeas 1036.17 Flax 501.98 Lentils 732.50 Oats 245.32 Yellow Peas 351.61 Feed Wheat 270.97 1 Red Spring Wheat 370.51

The 45th annual Canada's Farm Show in Regina has come and gone, and Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is calling it an enormous success.

Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s principal field crop report, due to be released tomorrow (Wed).

Richardson International plans to expand rail car spots at eight Prairie elevators on Canadian Pacific Kansas City lines as the railway gears up for longer trains with new higher-volume hopper cars.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board says the region has moved to drought level two after an early forecast with hot and dry conditions throughout the spring.

A research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says 2023 is the worst year for grasshoppers she has seen in more than two decades.