Friday Crop Report on a Thursday. Week 21

[wrongway]

Pea harvest is slowly progressing here... short days. tough grinding for what's there.

Currently cleaning every morning what I bring home during the day on account of grasshopper guts. Trailers will have to be scrubbed when I'm done as they are an oily disgusting mess. There's no way I could safely bin this shit even with air. Best yield was one field just short of 25, worst is the one Im on now that's somewhere between 10 and 15. Alot of places you're processing material with nothing coming into the tank.

the powers that be will soon insist that you clean the peas out of the bugs...

[sumdumguy]

There are a lot of combines out trying to beat the rain forecast. Crops are toppling over, guess they are tired of standing.

[furrowtickler]

Some very nasty storms yet again this evening

[sumdumguy]

Where were these storms all of July?

[SASKFARMER]

1/4 in out of early morning storm it's picking up power heading east. Started Peas did 5000 bus but as soon as it's dusk its over for the day.

Sprayed 800 acres of wheat so in two weeks we roll.

[BTO780]

Storms, storms, storms, and we can’t buy one. Snap, crackle, pop, and all we got was some rain. That’s what happens when you have a terrible crop … it never hails. Not much you can do. Maybe tonight we will get it.

[SASKFARMER]

Yes I agree when you want a storm it won’t happen!

[Hamloc]

As more of my neighbours break out the combines the harvest picture is becoming clearer. Only one neighbour has harvested barley over 48 lbs. 43-45 lb. bushel is the norm. Barley yields not impressive. Highest was 65-70(hard to pin down my neighbour lol), 45-50 more common. Wheat looks like the best so far was a half section of Viewfield, around 60 bushels and 64 lb. bushel but not very pretty is what he said. That is the best I heard goes down from there. Only one field of canola done in the area, yielding roughly 30 bushels per acre. The wheat is a little better than half of last year, the barley and canola so far, right around half to a bit below. Peas are 25-40, most with smaller seed. I did a small field of second cut Alfalfa, I got half a bale per acre. Pastures, some are done, some have a bit left. Neighbours weaned their calves about the first of August, certainly helped the pastures. We are feeding cows and calves on one of our pastures.

[fcr]

Its crazy how at dusk even with the wind last night the pea vines get tough.Ours are running good but flat as a pancake,and dusty.

[fjlip]

Humidity has been insane here. Baling hay nearly impossible. Thick fog made all barley test wetter yesterday.
Missed rain last night, forecasts suggest LOWER humidity next week.

[biglentil]

It's a bit like ground hogs day. Just when the combines get rolling nicely on lentils the sky turns blue to the west, an hour later an inch of rain. Three times now in 6 days. If they were laying in swaths it would be a write off.

[FarmJunkie]

We finished up our peas the other day and by 8 the day was done. If u tried the one more pass thing it was a waste of time. We ended up cutting them all one direction. Yield was ok but not last year. To dry the last month. Lots of little tiny seeds that never finished due to no water. Potential was huge if they would have made it. Wheat is the same. Lots of material but yield is down a lot from last year. Smaller seed but high protein which I’m sure they will pay us really well for!????????????

[Taiga]

So a 40’ protill is now over $300,000 … come on, time to improve on manufacturing efficiencies if that is where pricing needs to be to turn a profit. 600hp semi trucks new can still be bought for less.

[BTO780]

So a 40’ protill is now over $300,000 … come on, time to improve on manufacturing efficiencies if that is where pricing needs to be to turn a profit. 600hp semi trucks new can still be bought for less.

Don’t forget you need that million dollar tractor to pull it. Wouldn’t look good with an old relic pulling it.

Keep buying them, soon they will be $500k.

[helmsdale]

So a 40’ protill is now over $300,000 … come on, time to improve on manufacturing efficiencies if that is where pricing needs to be to turn a profit. 600hp semi trucks new can still be bought for less.

Numbers probably aren't quite right, but its still illustrative.

early 90s W900 Kenworth with 425 cat, 18spd, super 40s: ~150K
early 90s 9880 versatile with 400 855 cummins: ~150K

New highway tractor with 46's, full autoshift, 600hp, leather clad interior with all the bells and whisltes: ~275K
New 4wd with 600hp? 1M+

What happened?