News - Cereal Crops

A weather and crop specialist with CWB reports prairie farmers are expecting to plant about the same number of acres this year but more of those acres will be seeded to oilseed and pulse crops and fewer to cereal crops.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada says weather over the next two weeks will play a key role in determining the condition of this year’s winter wheat crop coming out of the winter.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada says weather over the next few weeks will play a key role in determining how well winter cereal crops planted last fall will survive.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereal Development Commission reports, despite the recent warming trend, the majority winter cereal crops planted last fall remain well protected by snow cover.

Winter Cereals Canada reports the number of acres of seeded to winter wheat last fall across the Canadian prairies was about the same as the previous year but the distribution has changed.

A weather and crop specialist with CWB reports, despite the late start to planting, this year’s crop production is significantly higher than ever produced on the Prairies.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada reports the yield and quality of the 2012-2013 winter cereal crop has been far better than had been expected.

Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives reports, for the most part, cereal crop yields across the province this year have been excellent.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada blames the extremely dry weather last fall for the low survivability of this year’s fall seeded cereal crops.

The executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada reports the late snow melt that’s delayed the planting of cereal crops this spring has given cereal crops planted last fall a good start.