28
Jan
United Potato Partner Agenda PEI 2019
25
Jun
Crop Transition Findings and Strategy June 20 2018 The Crop Transition Conference in Minneapolis examined the 12 week period from July 14th to September 29, 2018 and tried to determine the shipments that would occur in each week from the US and Canada. Shipments in the early weeks would compromise...
22
Jun
Crop Report June 20 2018 Prince Edward Island: Has had a very cold spring and still has about 5% of their acreage left to plant. What little crop was planted early basically just sat in the ground with very slow emergence. Emergence is just occurring this week. Environment Canada...
3
Apr
Source: Statistics Canada Cansim Table 001-0014 (000cwt) Nov 28 2017 Canadian Production in 2017 is estimated to be up +0.4% (396 thousand hundred weight) over 2016 Yields are above last year: 309.4 cwt./acre compared to 308.1 cwt./acre in 2016. Ontario has the largest percentage increase of +18.6%, however this is...
3
Apr
Source: Statistics Canada CANSIM 001-0014 July 20 2017 Comments The 2017 acreage of potatoes planted in Canada is estimated to be down 0.6% or 1,943 acres. The planted crop last year was also down .4% or 1486 acres from 2015. The largest acreage decreases are in Manitoba (-1,414 acres or...
14
Feb
By: Robert Arnason (Winnipeg Bureau) Simplot will take some additional fries with its new Mantioba expansion order. Today is St. Valentine’s Day, not St. Patrick’s Day. Nonetheless, Manitoba’s potato growers may have been blessed with the Luck O’ The Irish because demand for potatoes may soon explode in the province. This...