Lentils Prediction

[dansask]

what price are everyone predicting for laird and reds this fall?

[JDGreen]

How do you predict with so many unknown variables? Grades, yields, India all need to be factored in. This is a total crapshoot. One thing I do know is this lentil crop will be far from bin busting in this area.

[bucket]

There are plenty of John deere lentils in this area.

Lentils on lentils. Lots of trials using potato sprays.

I agree with jdgreen and if drew is 50 percent right ..... it's going to be a shit show.

Guys are loading up with combines.

[bigzee]

Totally agree JD!! One more big rain this lentil crop is in trouble. I know of one guy who will be swathing his greens down for feed, they are 2 ft tall and not a flower. There is so much root rot, and drowned out spots it would make your head spin. I could only imagine what they look like in the so called "fringe" areas. Would like to hear from these guys as well as the first timers. If the trade figures there will be 5.8 million acres to combine come harvest they better give their heads a shake.

[jamesb]

IMO for red's .25-.30 per pound is where it will be

[boarderbloke]

bigzee, are you suggesting to maintain quality in lentils, that I will have to leave a buffer when cutting around all those drowned out wet spots, and harvest & bin them separately? Yikes, I'm gonna be dizzy after doing that for days! How much does a guy leave, 10-12 feet?

[mustardman]

On the heavy land ,the lentils are soaking wet ALL day long A Major wreck is in the making

[farmaholic]

Totally agree JD!! One more big rain this lentil crop is in trouble. I know of one guy who will be swathing his greens down for feed, they are 2 ft tall and not a flower. There is so much root rot, and drowned out spots it would make your head spin. I could only imagine what they look like in the so called "fringe" areas. Would like to hear from these guys as well as the first timers. If the trade figures there will be 5.8 million acres to combine come harvest they better give their heads a shake.

That is why we quit growing large greens. ...they resembled alfalfa more than lentils.

I think poor grade are going to take a price beating! KEEP SPRAYING!

[mustardman]

How do you predict with so many unknown variables? Grades, yields, India all need to be factored in. This is a total crapshoot. One thing I do know is this lentil crop will be far from bin busting in this area.

For sure we've had 40 plus b/acre on 4 inches or less in growing season with 13 inches were gonna have a disaster

[SASKFARMER]

Less than they think!
New grades extra 3 and fours!
Oh we have been here before last time they spiked!
Buyers win

[Quadtrack]

I'm north of the typical lentil area- black soil zone - and the lentils look as good as they ever have. Lots of pods already and lots of flowers. We have been exceptionally dry this year with maybe three inches of rain. I've been growing reds for about twenty years. Been one or two poor ones in that time - always from too wet rather than too dry. Feel for those of you in the ten plus inches area
Prices- just guessing obviously but I don't think we will get much below .30. Maybe initially in fall but demand from India is going to remain strong at moderate prices.

[highwayman]

After the rain predicted for the next few days takes its toll, good quality greens will shoot to the moon, IF there are any. Lentils are still looking decent here but rains every other day will start to send them backwards as it has been to wet in some areas to get fungicide applied with ground rigs. Planes in big demand. JD looks like some bad hail south of you. We caught some as well 60 miles to the east

[JDGreen]

Yup lost my south field of Large greens in that one Monday night.. Ahhh farming ..

[Westcentralsk]

Will have to pull a rabbit out of a hat to get a lentil crop in this area. Crop looks amazing from the road except for the yellow root rot spots that are showing up now...but walking into it, there is amazing plant growth(reds)but few flowers. Pull back the plant and see the mud and the mushrooms growing. With another half inch last night and what looks like a big soaker on the way, I've quit spraying for disease and will head to the lake...let crop insurance deal with it now.
Find it funny to see all these pics on Twitter of growers bragging about there huge plant growth and how lush their lentils are...I've never had a good crop with this kind of plant growth. The small stressed out crop is where the yield comes from.

[bucket]

I should take a picture of side by side lentil fields ....one is my neighbors pouring the groceries to it and the other is mine.... have a contest to see the yield difference.

I hate narrow leaf hawks beard but it might keep those lentils standing in my field.

This is madness at its finest.

Call it companion cropping.