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Page 2 Times -Advocate, October 13,1993
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Better news for local farmers this harvest
Hy Adrian Harte
T•A Editor
HENSALL - While there are other grain elevators in the region, Hen -
salt's figure highly for most local farmers. That's not surprising since Hen -
sail's three large elevator companies make the village the largest inland
grain terminal in the province.
The dollar value of product shipped in and out of Hensel) at this time of
the year would far exceed that of any local community.
This year, the news at harvest time appears to be mostly quite good.
The disastrously wet 1992 is far from forgotten, bul the quality a This
year's crops, and the hopes for good prices, may ease a.few of those bad
memories.
White beans: With an 18 percent moisture content considered normal
for white beans, some are coming in even drier, according to Alan McCal-
lum at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
One farmer, watching his beans unload from his truck at a Hensall eleva-
tor, grabs a handful of beans and points to the occasional dark and shriv-
eled bean.
"Too dry," he comments, but said he was at least glad he didn't have
trouble harvesting them after the recent wet and cold weather.
"Really the quality this year is quite good," said Earl Reichert at Cook's
Hensall elevator. "They're finishing off the harvest on a high note."
Dale Oood,at•W.G. Thompsens in Hensall agreed that about 95 percent
,of White,bean_gpvita.s,lleen4akeni troth the.fslds success-
fully.
"The harvest is coming along well," he said.
Ben Vandenakker at the Hensel! Co -Op said many farmers are getting
yields in the 30.40 bushels an acre "in the good areas". Some areas with
heavier rains have not done quite so well.
Soybeans: The crop that many bet heavily on this year after last year's
disaster with corn may have paid off well. September's rains didn't seem
to stop the soys from drying up quickly, down to as low as 10 percent
moisture, according to McCallum.
Yicids•are-alsoup for some. . •
"I've heard soybeans up over 50 bushels an acre, mind you, that's not the
average," said Good at Thompsons. "Very good quality this year," he add-
ed. "It certainly comes at a good time after last year."
Reichert said he too had heard of 50 -bushel plus yields, but conceded
there were "a lot in the 40s". With prices holding up he said the soybean
crop this year "should represent a'fairly good return for the farmer".
Vandenakker at the Co -Op pointed out that like the earlier harvested
white beans, the earlier Boys will•nced some time in the drier. Those left
in the field to mature a little more, benefitted from drier weather.
"The last two days have literally dried them up," he said. "They're al-
most extra dry now."
Corn: Qnly those who have been desperate for feed corn, or switched
to an earlier variety of corn this oar have harvested yet, but most eleva-
tors expect good things from th' ear's
"Again, it looks to be an avenge 10 Atitave aveii e -t ;" *it'd -Good,
The province's largest inland
grain handling faciliy
as been working full ilt as local farmers race
against the weather to bring their crops in from
the fields.
Above left, the fourth truckload of the day from
Triebner farms goes up on the hoist at the
Hensall Co -Op for unloading. Above, Doug
Schneider (left) of RR1 St. Marys discusses the
quality of his soybeans with Mac McLean at W.G.
Thompsons. Below, .Jamie Robson (left) of RR1
Arva gets set to unload his Secord bean, an
edibly soy variety, which are mostly for the export
market. Giving him a hand at Cook's is Buck
Glanville.
"It looks to '£
be an l
average to
above
average '. t
crop"
ri
who predicted moisture contents in the 35 percent range from what he ha:
seen so far.
Reichert at Cook's agreed, happy that 1993 will be "a little more lik(
what you'd call a normal harvest this year".
McCallum said OMAF agrees with those predictions for moisture am
average yield, but "with a little concern for a little -light test weight". Ht
said the early frost is the culprit on that concern.
Prices: With the U.S. Department of Agriculture's crop report expecte(
to be delivering the bad news about the American harvest as of press time
most elevators were expecting to see'loeal prices given a little -boost. The
$7.50 a bushel for soybeans and 52.65 for corn seen last week are believe(
to be unrealistically low, due to harvest time pressures and unwarrante(
optimism about the tJJ.'harvest, said Vandenakker at the Co -Op.
"The demand side of the market is down right now," said Vandenakker.
Good at Thompsons said the Mississippi flood hasn't appeared to affec
the pricing of corn much, because of last year's surpluses, but soybeans an
definitely in demand. Prices have dropped from peaks at 58.80 a bushel
but he said they may go back up again.`
"Any time you can get soys over $7 a bushel, that's good," he said.
McCallum at OMAF said local farmer should view 1993 as more of
normal year in terms of weather than recent seasons.
"We had quite a cool September," said McCallum. "That certainly didn'
help us catch up on those heat units we lost in May," he added, but de
scribed the overall weather as being back to a "more normal variation".
Reichert at Cook's agreed that 1993 should bring a sigh of relief for lova
farmers once all crops are in.
"It was a trying year last year, and the guys could use a break," said Re
ichert.
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