Alberta releases latest crop report
SOUTH
Harvest has started on winter wheat and field peas in eastern areas.
Crops are rated 69 percent good or excellent.
Surface soil moisture is rated 70 percent good or excellent; sub soil at 59 percent, pastures at 50 percent and tame hay at 44 percent.
CENTRAL
Crop conditions marginally declined to 82 percent good or excellent.
Surface and sub soil moisture ratings are about 85 percent good or excellent, with pastures at 81 percent, and tame hay at 75 percent.
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First cut dryland hay quality is 50 percent good or excellent.
NORTHEAST
Crop conditions are rated 93 percent good or excellent.
Hay quality is rated 65 percent good or excellent.
Surface soil moisture ratings are 95 percent good or excellent, sub soil rated at 92 percent good or excellent, pastures and tame hay rated at 98 percent.
Initial crop yield estimates are higher than 2013 except for canola.
NORTHWEST
Crop conditions improved to 97 percent rated as good or excellent, with hay quality rated 36 percent good or excellent.
Surface and sub soil moisture are rated at 95 percent good or excellent, while pastures increased to 87 percent and tame hay 100 percent.
Initial yield estimates for most crops are well above those of 2013.
PEACE
Crop condition ratings are at 81 percent good or excellent and hay quality is 64 percent.
Surface soil moisture ratings are at 90 percent good or excellent; sub soil at 84 percent; pasture and tame hay at 81 and 79 percent.
Crop yield estimates are three to 10 percent above the five-year average.
