Friday Crop report on a Thursday. First week October and end if September

[bucket]

Low cost producer and Canada should go together.
We have this thing called winter which eliminates a lot of the pests other parts of the world spend huge time and money controlling, plus compaction, and nutrient cycling.
We have domestic supplies of N,K,S right at our doorstep.
We have energy produced in excess right in our backyard.
Most of Canada can grow crops without the cost of irrigation, or drainage, or terracing, or any of the other ongoing costs many of our competitors face.
In theory we have the rule of law and trustworthy institutions, how much do our South American, FSU and African counterparts pay in bribes to corrupt officials, "protection", on farm security, etc?

We just need governments with their climate schemes, CO2 taxes, Fertilizer restrictions, cow fart restrictions, regulations, taxes, compliance, real estate bubble creation, etc. to get out of the way.

The bolded statement is interesting for the fact that dryland farmers are the real production makers in Saskatchewan. The dryland farmers drive the economy.

Its interesting that the province subsidizes irrigation districts $40 per acre per year for going on 10 years for guys that are essentially guaranteed a crop, while ranchers and dryland farmers are essentially told to pound sand.

[furrowtickler]

[QUOTE=wrongway;n824224]

At $10.00 a bushel I would make money.

Not much but would do ok.


well farmers who think they are making money at 10 bucks is why govs can get away with ignoring us. Sure you think your x9s are paid off so don't cost anything, and you dont figure in depreciation or opportunity cost. Land bought by granpa and great granpa is also "free".

If you don't think that sites like this are being scrutinized by gov workers then you are very naive.

Totally depends on what your average productivity is
$10 don’t cut er around here with very high land / rent costs lower average rainfall and we all use about the same inputs to grow a crop plus or minus $10-$20 / ac

[foragefarmer]

It's 10 billion to usa farmers and our genius can't even spell.food. Rained out shit.

But, but,


Trump also offered $20 BILLION meanwhile, offered a $20 billion swap line and other forms of assistance to help stabilize the Argentine peso, and said the U.S. remained “prepared to do what is necessary” to sustain the “important strides” taken by Milei.

The frustration is overwhelming,” American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland posted to X. “U.S. soybean prices are falling, harvest is underway, and farmers read headlines not about securing a trade agreement with China, but that the U.S. is extending $20 billion in economic support to Argentina.”

Furrow, can you make a go of it with Canola at $10.00/bu, sounds like it's doable by others on here.?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

[QUOTE=furrowtickler;n824251]

Totally depends on what your average productivity is
$10 don’t cut er around here with very high land / rent costs lower average rainfall and we all use about the same inputs to grow a crop plus or minus $10-$20 / ac

Now compare your inputs per acre vs production with Europe.
We have been encouraged to adopt the European inputs model.
Except we don't have Europe's rainfall, climate or yields.
It costs just as much per acre to apply fungicide(s), PGR, Herbicide, micro, biological, seed treatment, insecticide, or any other snake oil or genetics per acre to grow a 46 bu wheat crop (Sask average) as a 123 bushel wheat crop, which is Germany's 5 year average.
Or even the record 267 Bu /acre in UK.

[foragefarmer]

[QUOTE=AlbertaFarmer5;n824263]

Now compare your inputs per acre vs production with Europe.
We have been encouraged to adopt the European inputs model.
Except we don't have Europe's rainfall, climate or yields.
It costs just as much per acre to apply fungicide(s), PGR, Herbicide, micro, biological, seed treatment, insecticide, or any other snake oil or genetics per acre to grow a 46 bu wheat crop (Sask average) as a 123 bushel wheat crop, which is Germany's 5 year average.
Or even the record 267 Bu /acre in UK.

Your canola doesn't need $834/t Urea, or do you Johnny Appleseed it on?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Quit being obtuse. I didn't say anything about macro fertilizer. That is about the only input per acre that needs to increase to get the increased yields the Europeans can get.

[blackpowder]

Here's what won't change.
Production of a raw commodity rewards the lowest cost producer.
Grain is grown worldwide under various ownership/operational models.
What we will look like here in a hundred years is likely already on display somewhere else.
125 years of farming here is hardly a blip in reality.