Although producers continue to make progress, it certainly looks like it will be a late harvest this year.
According to the weekly crop report, 18 per cent of this year’s crop is now in the bin. That is up from 11 per cent last week but well behind the five-year average (2014-18) of 43 per cent.
The southwest region is furthest along at 31 per cent. The southeast region has 24 per cent combined, followed by the west-central region at 18 per cent, the east-central and northeast regions at eight per cent, and the northwest region at seven per cent.
Eighty-three per cent of fall rye, 79 per cent of winter wheat, 66 per cent of field peas, 63 per cent of lentils, 28 per cent of barley, 10 per cent of durum, seven per cent of spring wheat, and four per cent of canola is now in the bin.
Estimated average crop yields for the province are 39 bushels per acre for field peas, 1,452 pounds per acre for lentils, 35 bushels per acre for canola, 23 bushels per acre for flax, 36 bushels per acre for durum, 42 bushels per acre for spring wheat, and 66 bushels per acre for barley.
A complete version of the crop report is available online.
