Friday Crop Report on a Thursday.

[helmsdale]

So in the end, was everyone who waited till spring to get fertilizer able to get what they needed? Were there actual shortages within western Canada? Were the logistics in place to get the supplies here for those who waited till the last minute?

Or was it just all about paying enough to keep the local supplies home instead of being exported that world prices?

Took ~40% of normal. All in the spring and only binned a few ton of phos.

Supply was there. ALOT of reduced consumption in southern Alberta though likely freed up a considerable amount for other jurisdictions.

Glypho was 2/3 of average.

ALOT of other tank mixes thrown in this year that hadn't seen the same sort of price increases.

I've yet to venture down the in-crop herbicide sourcing. What are guys seeing for prices vs. last year as well as supposed availability?

[SASKFARMER]

From where I’m seeding today I can see 7 rigs going. It’s like spring


That wind is stupid.

[Sodbuster]

Forecast for tomorrow is little wind, been brutal the last 5 days. Finished up our plots today, so almost 100% seeded other than the 70 wet acres that will seeded on Monday no matter how wet they are. Big thank you to Corteva for bringing out pizza and beers 🍺 for lunch today while we’re doing plots. Cereals all up except the barley seeded on Tuesday, canola just starting to poke thru, looks good so far but will have to keep a eye on the flea beetles.

[furrowtickler]

Ya hopefully wind goes down and it don’t freeze again so we can get some beetle juice on before they wipe out the canola that’s left

[jdg364]

So in the end, was everyone who waited till spring to get fertilizer able to get what they needed? Were there actual shortages within western Canada? Were the logistics in place to get the supplies here for those who waited till the last minute?

Or was it just all about paying enough to keep the local supplies home instead of being exported that world prices?

We prebooked everything last November21/January22 and picked it up in this spring at the Fert dealer. Don’t know of any local fert shortages and haven’t heard any new pricing either.. maybe next week after the SCIC deadline that number will come out??

[bucket]

I heard 850 for 46 for June/July.

[Partners]

I heard 850 for 46 for June/July.

Where did you hear that price?
Local has not heard that yet.

[Taiga]

I've yet to venture down the in-crop herbicide sourcing. What are guys seeing for prices vs. last year as well as supposed availability?

Quoted (oats)
Refine SG - 6.15 an acre plus surfactant
Stellar - 9.68 an acre
Enforcer M - 12.08 an acre
Buctril M - 7.28

[TASFarms]

Where did you hear that price?
Local has not heard that yet.

Yesterday we heard of a retail offer in Southern Saskatchewan of C$885/MT if delivered by June 10 and C$910 if delivered by June 30. This low June 10 offer ties in with the commentary from Green Markets that retailers are trying to offload product.

[furrowtickler]

This is approximately the strip that was , I mean was not too dry , not too wet in Sask the past month .

Anyone want to guess what happened in a big part of the “happy” strip since Monday ????

[furrowtickler]

About here ….

[furrowtickler]

Soil here getting very tight , especially clay / gumbo areas ….


I can’t imagine areas south

[furrowtickler]

It’s June 3rd tomorrow…….


That’s all a frost advisory

[Sheepwheat]

It’s June 3rd tomorrow…….


That’s all a frost advisory

A vast chunk of that area has nothing emerged yet at least. If it has been seeded at all..

[furrowtickler]

A vast chunk of that area has nothing emerged yet at least. If it has been seeded at all..

Well best of luck , this ain’t done yet
We had three nights already, possibly a few more yet

And if it ain’t out of the ground in a few days with the fertility that most put on , god help them come early September.
Best of luck to all , Mother Nature still rules and let’s pray for an open fall