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Canola Swathing Underway in all Prairie Provinces
19.08.2010 12:42 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Canola swathing is now underway in parts of all three Prairie provinces, while the combines are already rolling in Manitoba.
According to this week’s Canola Watch report, some fields in the south central region of Manitoba have been combined, with yield reports in the 2050 bushel/acre range. Swathing is fairly general across the province, except in the northwest where general swathing is still at least a week away. Rain across the province in the past week, including up to 5" in the Killarney area, has slowed progress, however.
In Alberta, the latest fields are in the south, with some still three weeks away from being swathed. Swathing has just begun for some of the earliest fields in the province, but heavy rain the past week in some areas St. Paul, for example, got 4" in one storm has refilled low spots and hampered field access. The province needs warm and dry conditions to mature the crop, which looks very good to this point, the report said.
Meanwhile, swathing is well underway in the central, south and west regions of the Peace. These areas were dry all season but did finally get some rain, up to half an inch, in the past week just when general swathing began. Swathing has just started in the north, where crops look very good.
Swathing in parts of Saskatchewan has been delayed by rainfall and cooler temperatures in the past week. Some southern fields are swathed already and general swathing is close for that region. Swathing will start by this weekend, if all goes well, for the earliest fields in areas north of Saskatoon.
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