MANITOBA releases latest crop report

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Published: September 22, 2016

SOUTHWEST
Harvest of barley and oats is mostly complete, while wheat is about 70 percent complete.

Rain and wind have damaged swathed canola in some fields.

An above average hay crop is mostly complete.

NORTHWEST

Field pea harvest is complete, while red spring wheat is about 85 percent complete, barley 30 percent finished and oats 25 percent.

Most canola is swathed, and corn silage harvest has just started.

Feed samples are indicating variable quality with more poor quality hay than other years.

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CENTRAL

Precipitation varied from 10 to 75 millimetres with strong winds, which may have affected swathed and standing canola.

Harvest is estimated to be 65 to 75 percent complete.

Soybean harvest has begun with excellent yields of 1,200 to 1,800 pounds per acre with good quality.

Most winter cereal seeding is complete.

EASTERN

Rainfall ranged from 10 to 90 mm with daytime temperatures cool to seasonal.

Spring wheat harvest is almost complete with yields ranging from 45 to 75 bu. per acre and most graded as No. 2 quality.

Winter feed supplies are rated 20 percent surplus and 80 percent adequate for hay and 100 percent adequate for straw, greenfeed and feed grain.

INTERLAKE

Precipitation varied from one to 10 mm, which delayed harvest operations.

Spring wheat yields vary from 50 to 60 bu. per acre, oats 90 to 130 bu. per acre, barley 60 to 80 bu. per acre and canola 40 to 50 bu. per acre.

Soybean harvest has started while greenfeed and alfalfa/grass stands continue to be ensiled.

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