Cereals withstood storms better: CCHA

Approximately 1,000 crop damage claims made from storms between June 23 and July 1

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Published: July 12, 2024

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Glacier FarmMedia—Cereals proved to be more resilient compared to other crops after a series of severe storms caused damage across Western Canada in late June.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said in a report the organization’s member companies were investigating approximately 1,000 claims of crop damage from storms occurring between June 23 and July 1.

“Numerous early season storms have resulted in a number of claims for the industry,” CCHA Chairman Scott McQueen of Palliser Insurance said in a statement. “Cereals have generally fared better as many were hit in the grassy stages of development and minimal damage to the plant was caused with environmental conditions being favourable so that crops that were hit by hail are able to recover.”

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Eleven communities in Alberta and 14 more in Saskatchewan were impacted by the storms. Crops damaged were barley, canola, cereals, chickpeas, corn, dry beans, flax, lentils, mixed grain, mustard, oats, oilseeds, peas, pulses, sugar beets and wheat. There were no claims reported in Manitoba.

Companies contributing to the report were Rain and Hail Insurance Service, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation, Palliser Insurance, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation and Municipal Hail Insurance.

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