Durum and mustard were both 63 per cent combined, while barley came in at 52 per cent, chickpeas at 45 per cent done, oats at 32 per cent, spring wheat at 28 per cent and canola at 16 per cent.

Klassen said the trade considers StatCan’s August estimates as “a stab in the dark” while it waits for more information as the canola harvest progresses. “The early yield reports (in Alberta) don’t ...

Fusarium head blight has been a stubborn threat to cereal crops in Western Canada since the 1990s. Some years are worse than others, but when the ...