Manitoba Planting Nearing Half Finished

Manitoba planting is now nearing halfway complete, but still slightly behind the five-year average pace. Tuesday’s crop report pegged planting across the province at 47% done, up 17 points from the previous week. That is comfortably ahead of 25% last year but trails the average by 5 points. Producers are planting a variety of crops based on soil and weather conditions, the report said, adding that soil temperatures are adequately warm and the seeding of more sensitive crop types