The AgriPost
July 28, 2023
AAFC Sees Drought World Clydesdale Show Risk in a Thundering Success Current Canadian Crop By Elmer Heinrichs
Photo by Myriam Dyck
Going to see the 2023 World Clydesdale Show at the Keystone Centre in Brandon was a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for most Manitobans. Bret Fielding (right) and Freeman Yoder (left) of Utah with the Highpoint Clydesdales taking a lap after winning the Open Four Horse Hitch. By the end of the competition, Highpoint Stables went on to be recognized as the Premier Hitch at the 2023 World Clydesdale Show with wins in many other classes. A total of approximately 350 horses of all ages See full story and more photos on page 13 attended, including a strong showing by many local Manitobans.
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in its July monthly crop bulletin sees Canada’s total seeded area for 2023-2024 as having increased slightly as an increase in area for wheat and oilseeds is estimated to have offset reductions in area seeded to coarse grains and pulses and special crops. Seeding was largely completed in a timely manner and crops are developing rapidly. Growing conditions are mixed across Canada following an extended heat wave across western and eastern Canada. The most significant climate-related agricultural risk is increased drought severity across western Canada, based on the AAFC National Agroclimate Risk Report. Timely rains will be needed for the remainder of the growing season to achieve forecasts of near-trend yields. Total field crop production and supplies are forecast to decrease slightly while exports are expected to remain relatively unchanged, remaining strong on firm world demand. In general, prices are projected to decrease as higher global supplies pressure prices lower, with underlying support provided by continued strong world demand.