Global Wheat Supplies Under Threat From Dry Canadian Fields
- Parched conditions can hamper spring planting and crop growth
- Drought fears come amid uncertainty about Black Sea, US crops
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A dry spell is parching Canadian farmland when growers most need moisture to plant the wheat and canola crops that help feed the world.
Parts of the Canadian Prairies have experienced the second-driest start to a year in 45 years, said David Streit, senior meteorologist at Commodity Weather Group. Swaths of key spring wheat regions including Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have received less than 60% of average precipitation since Sept. 1, according to Canada’s agriculture ministry.