# Slow Seeding Start Expected

> DTN reports that strong, persistent polar high pressure and a blocking pattern brought an extended cold spell to the Canadian Prairies in late March and early April, delaying seeding. The report says the La Niña pattern may have contributed but blocking was the main driver.

- Date: 2018-04-05 · published 2018-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65449-slow-seeding-start-expected
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A slow seeding start raises the risk of delayed planting and lower yields for Canadian canola, wheat and barley, which supports prices for canola meal and related feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-21 | [La Nina-Enhanced Drought Brings Slow Start to Winter Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39024-la-nina-enhanced-drought-brings-slow-start-to-winter-wheat.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-18 | [Australia’s wheat crop expected to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71460-australia-s-wheat-crop-expected-to-fall.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Slow start for Ukraine's 2025-26 agri-exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14319-slow-start-for-ukraine-s-2025-26-agri-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-25 | [Map: Summer Drought Expected to B... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12993-map-summer-drought-expected-to-b-syngenta-ca.md) | -1.6% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-22 | [Continued Plains, Western Midwest Drought Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48478-continued-plains-western-midwest-drought-expected.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/04/05/slow-seeding-start-expected

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