Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2019

Growing and harvesting conditions

Seeding began in late April in the Prairies and was complete by the first week of June. Dry and cold weather conditions through June and July slowed crop growth. However, warm temperature and timely rainfalls helped crops to advance in late July. In some areas, crops remained at poor conditions and were behind their normal development for this time of the year. In the central and northern regions, below-average temperatures during the growing season delayed crop maturity and caused the delay in the harvest.

In Ontario, the spring of 2019 has been unprecedented with excess rainfall and cool temperatures. This resulted in the significant delay in soybean planting. The majority of soybeans were planted in June. A few areas were forced to push planting right into July. For some areas this was followed by a dry summer, while snow in November and a wet fall hampered harvest for others. Despite these challenges, the overall crop turned out better than expected considering the delayed planting. For those that received good rainfall during the summer the 2019 crop turned out to be above average largely because of adequate moisture during key growth stages.