HOUSTON (ICIS)–Canadian farmers reported growing more wheat, oats, soybeans, dry peas and lentils, but less canola, corn and barley in 2024, according to the production of principle fields crops report from Statistics Canada.
The government agency said that overall yields were higher this year compared with 2023 but there were some areas where farmers continued to face issues related to dry conditions.
This was true particularly in western Canada, which the report states had a promising start to the 2024 growing season.
It noted that much of the prairies received timely precipitation during seeding, although cool conditions delayed crop development in some areas.
Yet a lack of rain as the summer progressed, coupled with hot weather, resulted in lower yields in some areas compared with 2023.
Published by: www.icis.com
Mark Milam
05-Dec-2024
