Average canola yields

**farmaholic** · Dec 4, 2014, 18:35

Because they can. Because we continue to buy and pay for it. Economics says they can.

We buy their pound and they take their POUND.

**hobbyfrmr** · Dec 4, 2014, 18:40

when read slowly, MB your post is very insightful as to the advances the western Canada agriculture supply and service industry has made in only about 18 years.

**Guest** · Dec 4, 2014, 18:46

yea, is this ever true , how many guys are growing old open pollinated varieties ? I'm sure if we threw these kind of inputs at the old varities they wouldn't be much different. thats why we have'nt booked any of this high price seed , just does'nt work on paper anymore , so not much chance of it working consistently in the field . we used to get 35 bpa quite often out of varieties like westar , sometimes 50 . they can bs us all they want , but seed sales are way down , this is the reason

**Guest** · Dec 4, 2014, 18:48

and if they are saying ave yield is 34 , in reality it will be more like 29 bpa

**tweety** · Dec 4, 2014, 18:51

Good to hear some of you questioning at least what you're doing. Its a start.

**Hopalong** · Dec 4, 2014, 19:03

Have to ask why we buy the high priced seed if we do not think it is worth it.
Are we all that stupid?

**seabass** · Dec 4, 2014, 19:14

I would say the 34 is an improvement from the high 20s it use to be. Still doesnt justify the quadrupling of price per lb tho.

**hobbyfrmr** · Dec 4, 2014, 19:49

About 8 years ago the average yield was 28 bu/ac. So there have been modest average gains. Somehow, every farmer I talk with. and it's not too many, they all get 45 bu/ac.
I did talk to a higher up Hutterite boss, he did not mention yield on the wheat but he said fusarium really hammered them this year.

**Oliver88** · Dec 4, 2014, 20:02

This is stats Can which is above most in the industry.
When you factor in the flooded areas and poor crops in NE Sask don't believe it will be 34.

What did Farm Link and other groups estimate?

Average canola yields