The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.
Pulses
Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon
Rains bode well for crop production
Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points
Moisture levels still strong despite declines
Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.
Producers slow to adopt new pulse varieties
SaskPulse observes varieties fading in popularity and others gaining traction
Farmers are switching to new, improved varieties of peas, lentils and chickpeas, but displacing established varieties is not easy, SaskPulse reports.
Pulse Weekly: Saskatchewan pea plantings progress
Seeding to be complete in the southeast “in a matter of days”
Pea and other pulse plantings in southeast Saskatchewan are progressing at a rapid pace thanks to timely rains in the region.
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Sharp drop in canola stocks
StatCan releases grain stocks as of March 31 report
Statistics Canada reported total canola stocks have plummeted over the last year. The federal agency released its grain stocks as of March 31 report on May 8. Also in the StatCan report, all wheat stocks declined moderately and there were other significant changes.
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Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace
Most fields still have good soil moisture
Overall spring planting in Manitoba reached eight per cent complete as of May 6, with some areas of the province much further along, the latest provincial crop report said.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding begins in Saskatchewan
More lentils, fewer peas anticipated
Pulse seeding has already begun in Saskatchewan with the dry south putting in lentils, while other parts of the province make preparations.
First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace
Soil moisture conditions very from region to region
Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding of Manitoba pulses getting started
Specialist expects similar acres to last year
In Manitoba, the planting of pulse crops was barely underway during the week of April 28, said Dennis Lange, industry development pulse specialist for the province's agriculture department.
Pulse weekly: Lentil/pea bids soften in Western Canada
Tariff uncertainty in background
Lentil and pea bids in Western Canada have softened over the past month, as all agricultural markets react to ongoing global trade uncertainty.
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