Prairie Harvest Is Behind

Sep 01, 2010

The CWB is preparing a recommendation for the federal government to increase initial payments to farmers.

The move follows significant increases in the August 2010-11 Pool Return Outlook for wheat, durum and barley.

Meantime, according to the Canadian Wheat Board, across the prairies, overall harvest progress is 11 per cent complete, behind the normal progress of 17 per cent for this time of year.

Harvest in Saskatchewan and Alberta remains behind normal and patchy.

Harvest progress was delayed by mid-week rain in eastern Saskatchewan and northern Alberta and scattered rains late in the week across the Prairies.

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