Stats Can Seeding intentinons

[furrowtickler]

I’m thinking the canola acres will be higher given the last few storms in the south were after the Stats Can survey. Barley will still be the dog unless we are still seeding in June. Thanks for the report Saskfarmer.

Maybe a bit higher but dryness , extreme high fertility costs and seed availability will cap much more acres

[SASKFARMER]

Canola will maybe up a bit but again the new growing areas got screwed last year due to drought and the only thing good was crop insurance coverage.

Won't be much extra due to costs of chem and fert to grow canola better return on other crops.

Peas don't like drought and prices suck so down.

Barley malt is a joke and feeds well who knows but definitely if it's dry barley doesn't like heat.

[beaverdam]

Peas don't like drought and prices suck so down.

That's true, but we've also found here in SE Sask that Peas don't like it too wet either!

Lots of fields down here have the "root rot" and have been told, No peas for 7 years.

[SASKFARMER]

Yea we are on a 7-year rotation it's hard to do. Pea prices are also the reason for the fall. Probably no peas or we will grow with No contract.

[fjlip]

Does anyone really speak the truth in these useless surveys? Why anyone gives any info out in any survey is beyond me. Complete with waste of time. I would rather take a macramay course.

I know for a fact some guys are seeding canola and lots of it just for the crop insurance coverage.

Where were my PINEAPPLE acres???

Mustard oh ya $70/ bu.

[WiltonRanch]

Maybe a little backyarditis here. Wheat and canola appear to be big crop intentions followed by feed barley. Don’t see any big swings outside of normal acres. Seems to be a shortage of oat and barley seed but majority of those acres ends up as cow chow and seed yields on those last year weren’t good. Planned to put more oats in this year but second guessing myself if intentions come to fruition. Shouldn’t even worry but oats can flood markets easy if like old days.

[Old Cowzilla]

Unless the Liberty trucks (chem) start showing up the canola acreage number might still be a little high.

[furrowtickler]

Unless the Liberty trucks (chem) start showing up the canola acreage number might still be a little high.

Thats the other factor that will keep a lid on any more canola acres. Its a hide and seek game with some retail companies. there is product out there but they are claiming there is none, unless of course you bought seed from them. Not going over well from a farmers perspective. Retails are simply trying to force farmers hands..... it will come back to bite them next fall. There are lots of options, don't be dictated too, DYODD

[blackpowder]

Appears most in the canola growing areas are on a every other year rotation.

[Sheepwheat]

Appears most in the canola growing areas are on a every other year rotation.

Hard to even call that a rotation. That’s like a wheel with two lugs. Something’s missing! We used to laugh at corn-bean-corn-bean.

Here we are, now Wheat-canola-canola-wheat-canola-canola

Great for the soil and diversity! Not a whole lot of choice, but I don’t see it as sustainable long term.