The Rural Voice, 1999-03, Page 69Whitelaw, marketing manager with the Ontario Wheat
Producers' Marketing Board.
Right now, you can forward contract
$154.00/t. "Producers can expect an
extra 10 to 15 bushels per acre with
Quantum," says Whitelaw. "Multiply
that by dollars per bushel, and
you've got a shot at some good
money per acre."
Based on dollars per acre,
Quantum leads spring cereals in
profit potential. While spring
wheat yields fell short in 1998
due to heat and drought stress,
long term data from 1994
through 1997 indicates that
Quantum yields competitive-
ly with spring barley while
providing a significant pricing advantage to the
Quantum for
producer. Wheat producers also have the benefit of
the many programs offered by the wheat board,
including an additional on-farm storage payment of up
to $16.74 per tonne.
Quantum made unheard of agronom
Quantum
Highest yielding spring wheat
Ideal for underseeding
Best disease tolerance
Superior straw yields
Heaviest bushel weight
Best standability
Easy threshing
Early maturing `PB�
Prop eu th,ough Research
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is gains when it was intro-
duced in 1996 and contin-
ues to lead the province in
spring wheat yields. In addi-
tion to consistently impressive
yields, Quantum offers superi-
or straw yields and quality, high
bushel weight, easy threshing
and the best overall disease toles
ance and standability. Quantum
is also the preferred spring cereal
variety for underseeding due to its
erect stand and open canopy.
Spring Wheat Economics - 1998 in Perspective
Variety
1996/1997 1998
Yield Yield"
It/ha) It/hal
1998
Yield
Index*
1998
Projected
Pool
Price**
1998
Revenue
($/ha)
1998
Revenue
Index
Celtic
Pacific
Grandin
QuantunZ
Roblin
AC Domain
AC Barrie
AC Walton
AC Brio
3.70
3.83
3.92
4.41
3.58
3.47
3.56
3.61
3.76
2.06
2.00
2.11
2.65
2.15
1.97
1.66
1.78
1.78
103.5
99.7
105.0
133.3
106.9
98.9
83.8
90.9
91.1
175.00
175.00
150.00
150.00
175.00
175.00
175.00 .
150.00
175.00
360.50
350.00
316.50
397.5
376.25
344.75
290.50
267.00
311.50
111.30
108.00
97.70
122.70
116.10
106.40
89.70
82.40
96.10
Official OCCC trial results from western Ontario illustrate impact of season on yields and relative variety performance
" OWPMB projected pool returns for 1998, including protein premiums, excluding on-farm storage
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