Hot, dry conditions continue to rapidly advance crop development with crop stress becoming more of a concern and some crops starting to deteriorate.
In the Southeast, the Beinfait, Whitewood, and Weyburn areas have seen some moisture, but there are concerns throughout the region that if the hot dry weather continues we could see crops deteriorate in the July heat.
Crop conditions range from fair to excellent with 66 per cent of the lentils and 63 per cent of the spring wheat and canola reported to be in good condition.
Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 75 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short, and three per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 58 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and two per cent very short.
Growing conditions in the Southwest continue to degrade as the region has not received a widespread rain, seeds in some of the drier areas did not germinate.
Crop conditions are advancing quickly and range from very poor to good with 27 per cent of the spring wheat, 19 per cent of the durum, 23 per of the canola and 23 per cent of the lentils being in good condition.
In the driest area of the region, producers are noting that some durum fields are heading out at only ten inches tall, a sign that the crop is under severe stress.
Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 33 per cent adequate, 33 per cent short and 34 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 25 per cent adequate, 25 per cent short and 50 per cent very short.
In the East Central part of the province, crops are progressing nicely with canola bolting and flowering, while spring wheat is starting to push heads out.
Crop conditions range from fair to excellent in the region with a small portion of crops rated as being in poor condition, 48 per cent of the canola, 57 per of the spring wheat and 62 per cent of the lentils are currently rated as being in good condition.
Soil moisture has been largely adequate for the region since the beginning of the season.
Regionally, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 60 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and one per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 46 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short and nine per cent very short.
In the West-Central region, crop conditions range from poor to good with 53 per cent of the spring wheat, 52 per of the canola and 47 per cent of the lentils being in good condition.
Overall, crops are maturing rapidly some wheat crops starting to head out while still quite short, canola has also been reported to have started flowering.
Some cereal crops are starting to yellow and brown off due to the stressful growing conditions with producers now saying they're expecting to see below-average crop yields.
After weeks of absent or isolated rain showers, topsoil moisture conditions continue to decline. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 51 per cent adequate, 38 per cent short and eleven per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 37 per cent adequate, 45 per cent short and 18 per cent very short.
In the Northeast, crops are also starting to show signs of stress after another hot, dry week in much of the region.
The heat stress along with the earlier-than-normal seeding dates has allowed crops in the region to be ahead of their normal development stages for this time of year.
Crop conditions range from poor to excellent in the region, with 66 per cent of the spring wheat, 63 per of the canola and 60 per cent of the peas rated as being in good condition at this time.
Crop land topsoil moisture is rated as 51 per cent adequate, 47 per cent short and two per cent very short; hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 39 per cent adequate, 58 per cent short and four per cent very short.
In the Northwest, crops continue to struggle through dry conditions.
Crop conditions range from fair to good in the region, with 57 per cent of the spring wheat, 52 per cent of the canola and 45 per cent of the peas being in good condition at this time.
Cropland topsoil moisture rated as one per cent surplus, 53 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 10 per cent very short; hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as seven per cent surplus, 45 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and 17 per cent very short.
Overall, producers are also doing their best to control the insect pests and gophers that are eating up large portions of their fields, but spraying has been hampered for some due to windy conditions.
More information on this week's crop report can be found here.