WINNIPEG — Approximately 40 percent of the 2015 crop has been harvested with an additional 33 percent swathed or ready to be straight cut on Saskatchewan fields, according to the province’s weekly crop report. The five-year (2010-14) average for this time of year is 25 percent combined.
Producers in the southwest corner are the most advanced with roughly 61 percent of the crop fully harvested.
However, wet weather has delayed efforts in the east-central and north-east regions with just 20 to 22 percent in the bin.
Heavy rainfall over the weekend in scattered parts of the province flooded fields and covered some roads, while strong winds also lodged crops. Rainfall ranged from trace amounts to more than 100 millimetres in some regions of the southeast. The inclement weather has also raised concerns about the overall quality of the crop. Bleaching and staining have taken place in the east-central area of the province, according to the report.
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Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 10 percent surplus, 82 percent adequate and eight percent short for the entire province.
In addition to the main harvest, farmers are busy hauling bales and in some cases seeding winter cereals as time allows.
Crops that don’t get harvested are expected to be used for greenfeed.
