Soybean acres have been on the rise in Manitoba for almost a decade, and the same is expected for 2015.
In its March seeding intentions report, Statistics Canada predicts Manitoba farmers will seed 1.3 million acres of soybeans, up 2.4% from 2014. However, nation-wide soybean acres are expected to drop 3.4% to 5.4 million.
Spring wheat is expected to jump 20.8% to 3.1 million acres in 2015, while nationally spring wheat should rise 3.4% to 18 million acres. Total wheat acres are anticipated to reach 24.8 million acres across Canada, up 3.9% from 2014.
Canola in Manitoba is expected to increase slightly (1.7%) to 3.1 million acres. Nationally, canola acres are pegged at 19.4 million acres which is down 4.5% from 2014.
According to industry reports, seeding conditions are seen to be favourable overall, after two years of late seeding in 2013 and 2014.
Below is a full list of seeding intentions across Canada for 2015: