# KAP president says it was a difficult growing season

> Manitoba farmers finished a challenging 2026 season marked by spring frosts, flooding rains, summer heat and a wet autumn that slowed harvest and reduced crop quality. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey described the year as full of weather challenges.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:11:03.328Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80504-kap-president-says-it-was-a-difficult-growing-season
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Canadian crop quality and wet-harvest losses can tighten feed barley and canola supplies regionally, a modest upward pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- portageonline.com: https://www.portageonline.com/articles/kap-president-says-it-was-a-difficult-growing-season

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