The owner of Marc Hutlet seeds at Ste. Anne says the rain has come in time to help late season crops like soybeans, corn and sunflowers. Marc Hutlet says while the pods have been set in many soybean crops, this moisture will fatten up the beans.
"Beans will really benefit with some seed sizing which will help the overall yield. It was a great rainfall for them. In corn, it will stop the bleeding so to say. A lot of the leaves were firing off and some of the kernels were aborting on top of the cobs, so this rain is also very, very good news for corn."
Hutlet notes the rain could increase the size of soybean seeds by as much as 25 per cent, meaning much better yields.
He says while the rain is good for late season crops, it has stalled the harvest of cereal grains and canola.
"I know it has slowed down the harvest here for the rest of the guys, but for everyone who has those three crops (soybeans, corn and sunflowers), it was beneficial."
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