SOUTH
Crops advanced during a week of hot, dry and humid weather with trace amounts of spotty showers.
More than 10 percent of cereals have been swathed and in the bin. Most canola is still standing, but swathing is well underway. Spring wheat is also standing, while a quarter of the dry beans is harvested.
Approximately three-quarters of spring wheat, barley and canola are reported in good to excellent condition, while more than 80 percent of oats and dry peas are categorized as such.
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Sub-surface moisture is rated less than 60 percent good to excellent.
About half the growth for tame hay and pastures is rated good to excellent.
CENTRAL
Rain shower activity mixed with cooler temperatures delayed harvest activity. Almost all the spring wheat, barley, oats, canola and dry peas are standing.
Most cereal crops have improved slightly and rated in good to excellent condition.
Sub-surface moisture conditions have marginally improved and rated about 70 percent good to excellent.
Tame hay and pastures are rated about 60 percent good to excellent condition.
NORTHEAST
The lack of moisture combined with hot temperatures is negatively affecting crop quality and yield. A few isolated rain showers were reported.
Combining has just begun, particularly dry peas.
Most crops have deteriorated from last week but remain in good to excellent condition.
Sub-surface moisture conditions have declined about 10 percent over the week and are now rated about 85 percent good to excellent.
About three-quarters of tame hay and pasture growth are rated good to excellent, although down 15 percent over the week.
NORTHWEST
Quality and yield potentials have worsened with the hot and dry conditions.
Swathing has just started.
About three-quarters of crops are rated good to excellent but have declined about 10 percent over the week.
Good to excellent sub-surface soil moisture conditions decreased by more than 10 percent, which now sit about 40 percent.
Tame hay and pasture growth have declined by more than 20 percent and are now rated approximately 40 percent good to excellent.
PEACE
Hot and dry climate conditions have affected the quality and yield potential of crops.
More than 10 percent of crops have been swathed, while combining has begun for crops such as dry peas.
Less than half the crops are in good to excellent condition, a decline of about 10 percent during the week.
Sub-surface moisture conditions are rated about 45 percent good to excellent, having declined more than five percent over the week.
Tame hay and pasture growth have also gone down about five percent and are now rated about 40 percent good to excellent.
