For the second week in a row, farmers across Saskatchewan were able to make significant harvest progress.
As a result, 43 per cent of the crop is now in the bin. That is up from 28 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year average (2015-2019) of 35 per cent for this time of year.
Progress is most advanced in the southwest region, with 71 per cent of the crop combined. That is followed by the southeast region at 59 per cent, the west-central at 38 per cent, the east-central at 29 per cent, the northeast at 17 per cent, and the northwest at seven per cent.
Ninety-one per cent of lentils, 87 per cent of field peas, 73 per cent of mustard, 58 per cent of barley, 62 per cent of durum, 39 per cent of chickpeas, 32 per cent of spring wheat, and 23 per cent of canola has now been combined.
Estimated average crop yields are 45 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat, 38 bushels per acre for durum, 67 bushels per acre for barley, 35 bushels per acre for canola, 39 bushels per acre for field peas, and 1,548 pounds per acre for lentils.
Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 34 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short, and 23 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 23 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short, and 34 per cent very short.
A complete, printable version of the crop report is available online.
