Marble to baseball-size hail hit farmers in some areas of the Prairie Provinces, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Hail of that size can wreak havoc with crops like lentils, peas, dry beans, chickpeas that are particularly susceptible to loss this time of year.
“Pulse crops will generally see the highest paid losses…as they are close or ready to be harvested, especially pea crops,” said Darryl Tiefenbach, Co-operative Hail Insurance.
CCHA member companies are investigating 1,187 claims of crop damage from storms that occurred August 3-9 in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The Association again reminds farmers to leave adequate representation of the crop in the field if they are planning to harvest or salvage a damaged crop prior to adjustment.
Companies contributing to this report are AG Direct Hail Insurance, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation, Co-operative Hail Insurance Company, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, Rain and Hail Insurance Services, and Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance.
Here’s a look at storm damage across the region.
MANITOBA Crops damaged: Alfalfa Seed, Canola, Cereals, Soybeans
Communities impacted include: Boissevain, Glenboro, Goodlands, Holmfield, Killarney, Killarney, Lena, Medora, Morden, New Bothwell, Oakbank, Stanley, Waskada.