News - Agriculture

Manitoba Agriculture reports fall harvest is now four percent complete across the province. Ann Kirk, a Cereal Crop Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says rain over the past week helped replenish topsoil moisture but did delay harvest.

Manitoba Agriculture reports much of the province received welcome moisture over the past week along with heavy winds that caused some lodging and tornadoes that caused minimal damage.

A Senior Risk Management Analyst with HAMS Marketing Services says increased import tariffs imposed by the United States on its trading partners will pressure the value of North American live hogs if those partners impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the condition of crops across the province is very much dependent on the amount of moisture received during the growing season, with the northwest and Interlake regions remaining the driest.

A partner with Polar Pork says, while Donald Trump’s increase in the general tariff on goods from Canada is unsettling, most exports are protected by the existing Canada U.S. Mexico Agreement.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing more than $6 million to help grow the economy by increasing food production facilities and supporting jobs in Blumenort and across Manitoba under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).

Manitoba Agriculture reports this year’s winter wheat and fall rye crops are now starting to be harvested. Sonia Wilson, an oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says rainfall was received throughout the province.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, despite isolated rainfall over the past week, accumulations are ranging from about 50 to 70 percent of the 30-year average across much of the province.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced joint support measures to aid Manitoba’s livestock producers affected by drought conditions.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, despite isolated thunderstorms over the past week, accumulations in many parts of the province are running well below the 30-year average.