Alberta's latest crop report shows 90 per cent of the provincial crop is now in; that's ahead of the 5-year average of 81 per cent.
Roy Larsen, the director of Statistics and Data Development for Agriculture and Irrigation says seeding progress in the South is at 97 per cent complete, the North West at 93 per cent, the Central region is at 89 per cent, the North East at 86 per cent, and the Peace at 84 per cent.
Crop progress shows 99 per cent of the dry peas have been planted, while oats lag behind at 74 per cent.
So far, crop emergence has improved to 57 per cent provincially, surpassing the 5-year average of 37 per cent.
In the meantime, soil moisture conditions are declining with the warm, dry winds and lack of rainfall for crop and pasture development.
Provincial surface soil moisture rated good to excellent is 56 per cent, below the 5-year average of 68 per cent with sub-surface moisture similarly low, with regional variations.
The report shows provincially 64 per cent of pasture conditions are rated as good to excellent, while tame hay conditions are rated at 66 per cent good to excellent.