SOUTH
Cool, wet weather continues to significantly affect harvest operations and downgrade yield and quality.
Ninety-two percent of crops are in the bin with about five percent remaining in swath and three percent standing.
Harvest of dry beans is essentially completed, as well as 93 percent of potatoes and 52 percent of sugar beets.
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture conditions average 25 percent poor to fair, 57 percent good and 19 percent excellent.
CENTRAL
Frost and rain have affected crops remaining in the field, and harvest operations are at a standstill.
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About 36 percent of crops remain in field with 18 percent in swath and 18 percent standing.
Crop quality is below average except for malt barley and the top two grades of oats.
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture conditions average 10 percent poor to fair, 55 percent good and 28 percent excellent.
NORTHEAST
More snow halted any harvest progress and further downgraded yield and quality of crops.
About 34 percent of crops remain in fields with 13 percent in swath, but almost all potatoes have been harvested.
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture conditions are rated 46 percent good and 44 percent excellent.
NORTHWEST
No significant harvest progress was made due to snow and cold weather.
About 45 percent of crops are standing or in swath, but almost all potatoes have been harvested.
Surface soil moisture conditions are rated as 44 percent excellent and 35 excessive compared to sub-surface at seven percent excellent and zero percent excessive.
PEACE
Snow put a stop to any further harvest operations.
About 21 percent of crops remain in field with 10 percent in swath and 11 percent standing.
Only malt barley and the top two grades of canola and oats are above average quality.
