File photo of a sunrise over an Alberta barley crop. (MNphotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Alberta Crop Report: High temperatures damage crops

Major crops were rated at 55.3 per cent good to excellent, down from 72.9 per cent the previous week. The south region’s crops were rated 77.2 per cent good to excellent, while the northeast region was at 62.5 per cent and the Peace region was at 57.3 per cent. Conditions in the northwest region fell to 37.7 per cent and the central region dropped to 32.4 per cent, for declines of 40.1 and 29.8 points, respectively.

Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds in June, an increase of more than 40,000 tonnes from June 2023.  Photo: Canola Council of Canada

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year

The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909 […] Read more