Canada: Cereals seasonal summary in 2024

Winter wheat, barley and triticale seeding began in mid-September for those planting after canola, early planted, short season soybeans or some early maturing edible bean fields. In most regions however, winter cereal seeding was delayed to late September or early October due to a delay in soybean maturity. Persistent dry conditions through much of September also resulted in some growers waiting for rainfall before planting. In some instances, fields required irrigation to get wheat to emerge. After the second week of October, persistent rainfall made it difficult for some to complete all their winter wheat seeding. In the most southern counties, seeding continued into November. Approximately 1,008,9001 acres of winter wheat was seeded. The proportion of acres in soft red wheat, hard red wheat and soft white wheat classes for the 2024 crop was similar to 2023 (Table 1). Despite delayed planting and fields having variable or no emergence prior to winter, there was excellent winter ...