Pick Chart 2010

For the full details in a one page summary Preharvest 2010 update.

The full report can be seen here  with the bean crop report on pages 19 – 22

- Peak moth flight for WBC is expected this week or next week (2-3 weeks earlier this year)

- WBC moth numbers in Ontario traps are much higher than last year

- bean growers need to scout their earliest planted fields starting this week for WBC feeding damage on the pods. If they find significant damage, they need to spray the field with Matador asap.

Please refer to the links in Tracey Baute’s “Bugblog” below for specific information.

- all bean growers are encouraged to email or call 519-784-7110.

“We need fields to do small plot research on insecticide efficacy.”

 http://bautebugblog.com/wbc-management-in-dry-beans

 http://bautebugblog.com/wbc-infosheets-and-maps

Beginning in the second half of July 2010, there will be regular posts of bean prices from the various regions around the world where whte beans are produced.  There will be a link to a printable report with each post so that producers can easily see where pricing in Ontario compares to the world market.  Check back often.

Reports from the Red River Valley show between two thirds (2/3) and three quarters of the intended acres are in the ground.  Similarly in Manitoba seeding completion approached 70%.  In Ontario growers had picked up nearly 65% of their seed bookings.  And in Michigan the USDA NASS field office showed the following

             Crop progress for week ending 05/30/10

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                              :  This  :  Last  :  Last  : 5-year

            Crop            :  week  :  week  :  year  :average

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                            :              Percent

Corn, planted                 :   93       85       89       94

Corn, emerged               :   80       63       55       69

Dry beans, planted       :   23        2        5        7

Oats, emerged                :  100       95       78       92

Oats, headed                  :    5         0          1        5

Soybeans, planted          :   73       50       59       77

Soybeans, emerged         :   45       22       23       38

Winter wheat, headed     :   65        8       22       33

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By all reports those crops and fields planted, are at, or well ahead of schedule.

The only fly in the ointment has been the weather which in these past critical days for dry beans has turned very wet.  Manitoba experienced 4-6 inches of rain, Ontario’s bean growing area also got hit but with spotty and heavy coverage.  Radar weather showed Michigan also receiving heavy showers through the bean growing zone.  The last part of the bean crop will go into the ground at teh tail end of the optimum planting window.

Most key factors point to increased dry bean area with average grower bids hovering near $30/cwt. this should translate into an increase of 1 to 3% in seeded area over last year’s 1.54 million acres.

Lower input costs for dry beans, very attractive prices for most all dry bean classes (especially Black, Navy, and Great Northern), relatively good export demand, the beginnings of an economic recovery in domestic markets, relatively low stocks, and lower prices for important competing crops such as corn, soybeans, and barley will help and encourage planting from the cost of production and input side.

For the full report click here

Mark your calendar for: November 3 – 5, 2010.

Building on previous successful workshops, researchers will be presenting their latest results.

Come and hear updates on: Nutrition and Health; Plant Breeding Initiatives; Novel Uses of Pulse Crops; Pulse Agronomy, Diseases and Insects; Pulses and the Environment.

For the Preliminary agenda and registration details click
8th CPRW Invite

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