Rainfall across the province over the last week has halted this year’s harvest, but despite the delay, producers have welcomed the rain in dry areas, improving the topsoil moisture.
In the province, Harvest is currently 74 per cent complete, an increase of 13 per cent from last week.
The northeast area is behind, with 58 per cent of harvest completed. The southwest region leads the province with 95 per cent completed, which is followed by the southeast region with 77 per cent completed. Harvest is at the same stage in the east-central, west-central and northwest regions as 63 per cent of crops have been harvested.
Winter wheat, triticale and field pea crop harvest is now complete. Lentil and fall rye crops are very close to wrapping up as well.
93 per cent of durum acres have been harvested. Other spring cereals are also coming along as 88 per cent of barley, 81 per cent of spring wheat, 73 per cent of oats and 49 per cent of canary seed have been harvested. Chickpea combining is in the final stages with 89 per cent harvested. For oilseed crops, mustard leads harvest progress at 90 per cent. Many producers are currently working to get canola crops harvested, with 47 per cent in the bin. Flax and soybeans are the furthest behind in harvest progress, with 33 per cent of flax and 25 per cent of soybeans currently harvested.
Due to the rainfall, pasture conditions are varied around the province, the northeast region has reported the best conditions, with the southwest area with the worst conditions.
There was scattered rainfall totals around the province, with the Indian Head area receiving 49 mm.
The main causes of damage to crops were wind and waterfowl.