Frustration continues to build for farmers trying to bring in this year's crop.
Angela Brackenreed with the Canola Council of Canada, explained how the canola crop is going to be impacted by the large amount of snow we got over the weekend.
"For any standing crop its certainly is going to make it more of a challenge when we can get back into the field," she said. "For the crop that's in a swath, the snow tends to hang around a little longer...Really just continued frustration for those folks that have been trying to pick away at their canola harvest."
While it's been challenging, Brackenreed isn't giving up hope just yet.
"I'm still optimistic and I think most producers are still optimistic that this snow is going to melt and we're going to get a break here in the weather," she commented. "I don't think we're writing this off yet."
Brackenreed notes there has been reports of deteriorating quality with some mold, mildew and sprouts. She adds farmers will need to take extra caution as this will make the canola crop more volatile in the bin.
Manitoba Agriculture reported last week that the southwest corner of Manitoba was the furthest behind in the canola harvest with only 55% complete in that area. Brackenreed says there was a lot of harvest done last week leading up to the weekend storm.
Vikram Bisht with Manitoba Agriculture explained how the weekend storm will impact potatoes still underground.
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