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Manitoba Agriculture reports, with spring seeding now considered complete, much of the province is reporting optimal moisture and crops are looking good.

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting that the majority of crops across the province are looking good, but some areas could use more rain to assist in crop development.

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting that spring seeding is now 95 percent complete and many farmers will be wrapping up over the next week.

Manitoba Agriculture reports drier weather over the past week allowed spring seeding to move forward rapidly and many farmers could wrap-up by the end of this week.

Manitoba Agriculture reports that last week’s rain has replenished soil moisture reserves but slowed spring seeding. Sonia Wilson, an oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says despite the rain, planting remains ahead of normal.

Manitoba Agriculture reports that warm, windy and dry weather over the past week has allowed the province’s farmers to make rapid progress in spring planting.

Manitoba Agriculture reports that limited rainfall and warmer soil temperatures have allowed for rapid advancement in spring seeding over the past week in the province.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, with spring seeding just getting underway across the province, about three percent of this year’s crop is now in the ground.

The Manitoba government, in co-operation with the government of Canada, has extended the enrollment deadline for the 2025 AgriStability program by three months in response to tariffs in the agriculture sector and to allow producers additional time to enroll in the program as they manage the impact of current market disruptions.

A Senior Risk Management Analyst with HAMS Marketing Services says the uncertainty created by the Trump administration’s on again off again tariff war has had a minimal impact on live hog prices.