Friday Crop Report on a Thursday week 5

[BTO780]

Few AG companies in Regina doing layoffs. Also the chem company in city keeps letting people go. Another round today and games played again on managers this time.

The more generic chemicals that keep coming out the better. There will be more and more let go. I’m not going to pay double for the brand names. Forget the stupid programs, they don’t cover the cost difference.

[furrowtickler]

Bayer was exceptionally over loaded, Dekalb drug them down , and others gaining market share.
no surprise

[furrowtickler]

The writing has been on the wall for a few years

[SASKFARMER]

And farmers look for more land and higher rents when times get tough.

Latest $145 and cost of inflation per year.

So 2or 5% more each year.

Million dollar quarters?

[SASKFARMER]

Grain markets ended the week strong.

still spitting almost 3/10 today so far

[SmallTimeOperator]

$145 plus inflation?

Looks like a backfire to me.

Canola just went from $24 to $14.

And rent goes up? WTF?

They won’t be farming long.

[JoeyJeremiah]

I agree on the same thing. little Kids dont deserve to die. Now i cant figure out why we cant have mass immigration from South African Farmers? They can die just farming.

There certainly is mass immigration of south Africans in the Quill lake/Watson/Naicam and growing outwards rapidly. Good farmers, can manage laborers, LoL. But holy, do they seem to have unlimited funds. For how bad it is in South Africa , profitability was apparently not one of their problems.

[furrowtickler]

Drills moving again yesterday in area on lighter ground and areas that had less than 1/2 in this past 5 days .
A few just NW of here are 1/3 done or better already. Some started a week ago or longer on drier ground .
We will get started today and see how things go . Clay soils here can be finicky to deal with .
Time to get going before next system though , get drills out and tested to make sure there are no unexpected issues.
Will be tricky spraying with temps , wind and the next rain event on how far ahead to spray .
1 st time in years it will be warranted ahead of seeding this early in May .
don’t want to spray anything that won’t get seeded before the next system starts as weeds are popping every day now .
Have done lots of “pre burn” after seeding to just before emergence but that will be a challenge with weather conditions like this .

[foragefarmer]

I agree on the same thing. little Kids dont deserve to die. Now i cant figure out why we cant have mass immigration from South African Farmers? They can die just farming.

Apartheid ended in 1994 (30 years ago). If South African farmers wanted to come to Canada, they would have been here by now.

Ukrainian immigrantes and refugees are filling the voild very effectively.

Do you not see the amount of Ukrainians filling all types of jobs in Regina?

Retail, mechanics, trades, fast food, etc etc.

The very jobs born and bred Canadians won't do because it's beneath them.

[LEP]

Apartheid ended in 1994 (30 years ago). If South African farmers wanted to come to Canada, they would have been here by now.

Ukrainian immigrantes and refugees are filling the voild very effectively.

Do you not see the amount of Ukrainians filling all types of jobs in Regina?

Retail, mechanics, trades, fast food, etc etc.

The very jobs born and bred Canadians won't do because it's beneath them.

South Africa has become a very dangerous place. Young couples are leaving steadily. Many young South African mechanics at dealerships locally now.

So many that they speak Africans in the backshop. Good workers.

[jazz]

$145 plus inflation?

Looks like a backfire to me.

Canola just went from $24 to $14.

And rent goes up? WTF?

They won’t be farming long.

Rumors of guys getting $185 - $200 last fall. If they signed up a 3 yr deal they are in the money.

And if you have seen any BTOs, they are insatiable. They dont care about margins. Only way to stay ahead of the insane inflation is add more, even its a break even. You can fiddle that on your financials to look like a star.

[foragefarmer]

South Africa has become a very dangerous place. Young couples are leaving steadily. Many young South African mechanics at dealerships locally now.

So many that they speak Africans in the backshop. Good workers.

Good to hear.

I'm for any immigrant who's trained with skills and ready to work and wants to become a Canadian and contribute to the economy.