Harvest operations across Manitoba are nearly complete, with only sunflowers and corn left to come off the fields, according to the latest provincial crop report for the week ended Oct. 22.
The total harvest hit 95 per cent complete, with the majority of fall field work also finished. Of the major crops, an estimated one per cent of the province’s canola and two per cent of the soybeans were left to be harvested. The sunflower and corn harvests should wrap up over the next few weeks, sitting at 39 and 55 per cent complete, respectively.
Yields came in above average for many grain crops, with winter wheat ranging from 60 to 90 bushels per acre, spring wheat at 60 to 95 bu. per acre, barley at 80 to 120 bu. per acre and oats at 110 to 180 bu. per acre. That compares with the averages for those grains of 55 bu. per acre for winter wheat, 60 bu. per acre for spring wheat, 74 bu. per acre for barley and 102 bu. per acre for oats. Quality was generally described as good.
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Canola yields were variable across Manitoba, ranging from 25 to 65 bu. per acre. That compares with the five-year average of 39 bu. per acre. High moisture and humidity led to disease issues for canola in parts of the province.
Average flax yields varied by region, averaging 25 to 30 bu. per acre, in line with the five-year average.
Average pea yields in 2024 ranged from 40 to 60 bu. per acre, which compares with the five-year average of 50 bu. per acre.
Soybean yields ranged from 34 to 65 bu. per acre, with a provincial average around 40 bu. per acre. That compares with the five-year average for soybeans of 35 bu. per acre.
Dry bean yields ranged from 500 to 3,000 pounds per acre, with the provincial average for 2024 expected to be slightly higher than the five-year provincial average of 1,700 lb. per acre.
