While the entire region of the Lake Erie counties is getting more than ample rain, the west end of the region is relatively dry and sunny compared with the area east of London. This pattern is reflected in crop growth with the crops in Essex, Kent and Lambton generally looking better than the crop as you move eastward into the Niagara Peninsula. Wheat harvest is virtually complete across the region. Wheat crops have generally yielded well above long-term averages, with quality factors being the major concern with the crop. Growers with wheat in the bin should be aware of several points.
Wheat is roughly three times as hard to put air through as corn or soybeans.
A bin aeration system designed to handle a 30' depth of corn can only do an acceptable job on 10' of wheat. This increases the odds that borderline wheat will be of value to the millers, further down the road. Ontario mills are currently jammed full of wheat. If you ship wheat out before soybean harvest, the demand will likely be low, and thus the wheat will likely end up at a terminal elevator for export, and graded accordingly. If you hope to get the wheat upgraded, you will need to plan on storage well into December or January.