Alberta releases latest crop report

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Published: October 7, 2016

SOUTH

Harvest of cereal and oilseeds is nearly complete in most areas. As well, 11 percent of canola remains standing.

Crop conditions are rated 87 percent good or excellent.

About 83 percent of hard red spring wheat and 75 percent of durum are falling in the top two grades for quality.

Only 80 percent of canola is grading No. 1 Canada.

CENTRAL

Harvest has progressed to 59 percent complete. More than 20 percent of crops remain standing.

Yield estimates improved for spring wheat, durum, oats and canola and declined for barley, winter wheat and dry peas.

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Crop condition rating for fall seeded crops declined to 68 percent good or excellent.

NORTHEAST

Standing water is an issue in low areas after 25 mm of rain slowed down harvest operations.

There was little change in the yield index because improvements in spring wheat, barley, oats and winter wheat were offset by yield declines in canola and dry peas.

Forty-four percent of first and second cut crops each graded poor or fair.

NORTHWEST

Harvest is about half way complete.

More than 22 percent of all crops remain standing, but spring wheat, barley and oats average 35 percent standing.

Almost 70 percent of the first cut hay crop and 56 percent of the second cut crop is rated as poor to fair for quality.

PEACE

Harvest is 73 percent complete before heavy rain and 10 centimetres of snow shut down operations.

Fifteen percent of the hard red spring wheat is expected to grade Canada Feed with only 63 percent grading in the top two grades.

Ninety-three percent of canola is grading No. 1 Canada while 45 percent of dry peas are grading food quality in the top two grades.

Sixty percent of the hay crop is expected to grade poor or fair for quality.

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