A little rain fell this week but grain growers in the area could use more.
Farmers in the area have completed all the planting and are patiently waiting for the crops to grow.
Lloyd Crowe, representative for District 13 Grain Growers of Ontario, says the issue is, “It’s bone dry.”
Crowe points out that’s not good news for the crops.
He says, “Wheat harvest is a week or two away and soybeans are a foot tall. The corn is about waist high. And they all need rain.”
“Corn can be real good if it yields well but so can wheat and soybeans. They’re all at a good price but the price is dropping rapidly”
He outlines it this way: “There’s no rain in the forecast but rain is so important to grain farmers and all farmers. Dairy farmers for their hay crops. Wheat is a week or two away, and beans, from harvest … it’s still a bit green. The kernels and the heads aren’t quite filled out yet. They’re actually filling out but it’s been so dry. A little concerning but, every little rain will help.
“Soybeans, they’re about a foot tall or less depending on when they were planted. The ones that were just planted a week or two ago are just coming out of the ground.”
“Of course corn is anywhere from waist high you know, roughly, about that height right now. But that’s not, corn isn’t harvested until November. Soybeans are October.”
As for the return price for the farmers, Crowe says “you book it and take a chance.”
