Canada’s equivalent of the USDA says producers plan to increase spring wheat planted area this year. Last year’s spring wheat crop in the Canadian Prairies was hit hard by drought, which also impacted production in the northern U.S. Plains. Soil moisture has improved in parts of that region, but other areas remain dry.

Statistics Canada has spring wheat planted area at 17.346 million acres, 7% above a year ago, with corn, soybean, and sunflower acreage also expected to be up on the year.

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