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Some farmers experienced a delay in harvest activity with the recent rains.
The latest crop report shows precipitation for the past week ranged from 0 mm to 24.2 mm, with most of the rain reported in the Central and Southwest regions. The most precipitation 24.2 mm was reported at Windygates.
Manitoba Agriculture reports the provincial harvest is now 55 per cent complete with the Central Region leading the way at 68 per cent.
Provincial Soybean Specialist Dennis Lange puts together the weekly crop report and says harvest is complete for fall rye and winter wheat with yields ranging from 40 to 90 bushels per acre in the North Interlake and Eastern regions, and 80 to 110 bushels per acre for fall rye in the South Interlake and Central regions."
Lange says the spring cereal harvest continues with 87 per cent of wheat, 88 per cent of barley, and 86 per cent of oats now complete
"We're looking at Spring wheat yields anywhere from 60 to 90 bushels, probably averaging in that Central Region about 70 other, areas may be a little less. Northern Interlake regions yielding anywhere from 25 to 55, and up to 70 in the South Interlake on some of the better fields. There has been some reports of fusarium head blight with some grain quality being reduced because of that."
Oat yield estimates range from 80-180 bu/acre, Barley yields range from 90 to 115 bu/acre, corn crops continued to develop rapidly with cobs in the dent growth stage and milk lines moving down kernels as they approach physiological maturity.
Lange says last week's hot weather helped advance crops noting he really saw a change in soybeans.
"Soybeans right now we're at the R7 stages beginning maturity to R8 stage in areas that are a little drier. We'll probably see some harvesting starting in the next seven to ten days. Corn crops are developing rapidly with crops in the dent growth stage and milk lines moving down kernels as they approach physiological maturity."
He says farmers have about 25 per cent of the dry bean crop in, while some of the earlier seeded sunflowers are moving into the R9 stage with the crop looking fairly good.
Overall, he says its going to be an okay year, we're not going to see bumper crops, but we should see some good respectable yields all around.