SOUTH
Harvest was 80 percent complete but had to wait as wet conditions prevailed. The nights were cool and frost was reported in some areas.
About 10 percent of the crop is left standing and about 10 percent is in swath.
Cereal crops are almost completed, potatoes are about 40 percent done, canola about 10 percent, barley about 10 percent and oats about 15 percent.
CENTRAL
Crop quality continues dropping with excessive moisture, frosts and sprouting seeds.
Almost 90 percent of winter wheat, fall rye, dry peas, lentils and chickpeas are combined. About 20 percent of canola is harvested.
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About one-third of pastureland is rated good to excellent.
NORTHEAST
Excessive moisture delayed harvest operations along with reports of a killing frost.
Harvest of winter wheat, fall rye and dry peas is completed.
About 30 percent of spring wheat is still standing, compared to barley with about 40 percent, and oats at about 50 percent.
All durum, lentils, chickpeas and mustard are still standing.
NORTHWEST
Only about one-third of crops are harvested and one-third in the swath because of prolonged wet conditions.
However, about 65 percent of canola is swathed with about 30 percent standing.
More than 75 percent of spring wheat graded 1CW while about 75 percent of canola and dry peas are grading No. 1.
PEACE RIVER
The area is reported to have almost one- half of crops harvested and one-quarter swathed.
About 55 percent of spring wheat, about 40 percent of barley, about 40 percent of oats and about 95 percent of dry peas are combined.
About half of the canola is swathed and about 40 percent combined.
Pasture conditions are rated about 10 percent good to excellent.
