A write off?

[farming101]

Just my own fears in print, but am thinking as much as 5% of the canola crop may never see a combine.
Green/tough/only just swathed canola is not going to get into shape with these continued waves of unsettled weather every 5-7 days.

I realize many areas did not deal with delayed growth in the spring due to drought but lots of areas did.
Having canola germinate on June 21 and expect to get it ready in a cool fall might be asking a bit too much

[beaverdam]

You forgot the "1" in front of the "5",,, 15%, there fixed it for you.


The latest Sask Crop Report states only 38% of Saskatchewan's canola has been harvested.
I don't know numbers from Alberta, but I'd be surprised if the percentage was higher, especially considering what little canola is grown in the sun belt in the south of the province.

[ajl]

Harvested dry canola between Oct 19 and 23 last year NE Edmonton after 3 snows. The land was sandy so excess water drained down.

[the big wheel]

And the price goes down??????wtf

[Sheepwheat]

That’s how my flax is. I don’t think I’ll get a single bushel out of it. Lots of canola is like this too. It either won’t get combined this fall, and I can’t imagine there are any seeds left in it now.

Brutal. Guys who have never dreamed of even come close to leaving crop out, are for sure going to this year.

[grefer]

And then there is the canola that just gets put through the combine because it will. Saw it happening here yesterday. Three colors to the field. Almost black in the all low spots where it froze in August. The normal tan color on the perimeters of the frozen areas where it had moisture to germinate in the spring and green where it germinated in the end of June. Sprayed with a helicopter and didnt kill it.

[Robertbarlage]

You can combine in January . Just saying. But good god I hope not!

[farming101]

LOL. Price went up $2.90/t after this thread was started. (It has since fell back)

[furrowtickler]

And then there is the canola that just gets put through the combine because it will. Saw it happening here yesterday. Three colors to the field. Almost black in the all low spots where it froze in August. The normal tan color on the perimeters of the frozen areas where it had moisture to germinate in the spring and green where it germinated in the end of June. Sprayed with a helicopter and didnt kill it.

There is a lot of that every where.
It’s not just a few areas .
Canola yields in many areas north and north east of here have been slashed by 50% .
Some will never see a combine .
NW of here there is big yields that completely missed the August frost and had near double the rain fall at critical times this summer . Those areas extremely fortunate.
Very very wide range of yield and quality in the whole NW Sask .
Some areas had 4 in of rain of less others had 12 plus .
We were in our very typical dry belt, but are getting average yields due to good soil moisture from last falls snow/ wet harvest . Good times lol

[woodland]

My buddy finished his canola yesterday. 450 acres yielded a whopping 3800 bushels. Mostly drowned out but at least he said he didn’t have to worry about plugging ......... only getting stuck in any low areas.