By Glen Hallick
Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
- Spring planting is underway in parts of southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, according to a number of recent reports. However, early progress will be slowed this week by precipitation across the southern Prairies, while daytime temperatures are to be in the single digits for parts of the region. Conditions will improve towards the end of the week, with the weather outlook calling for above normal temperatures come May. The agriculture departments for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have yet to indicate when they will resume publishing their weekly crop reports.
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- The United States Department of Agriculture issued its crop progress report on Monday afternoon, with spring planting either on par with the five-average or ahead of it as of April 20. The USDA said soybeans planted reached eight per cent complete, corn planted progressed to 12 per cent sown, and spring wheat planted hit 17 per cent done. The U.S. winter wheat crop rated 45 per cent good to excellent, down two points from the previous week.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will suspend a quality control program for testing fluid milk and other dairy products, according to Reuters on Monday. The report said the FDA is making the move due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division. This comes after the Department of Health and Human Services laid off 20,000 employees as part of the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal workforce.
- Vessels on the Rhine River will be permitted to carry more cargo after rain during the Easter weekend in Germany raised water levels, a report said on Tuesday. However, the vessels won’t be allowed to transport their regular amounts as the Rhine remains too low for that. A lack of spring rainfall resulted in lower water levels on the Rhine, particularly south of Duisburg and Cologne.
