Winnipeg, July 25 (MarketsFarm) – Development for roughly a third of the spring cereals and nearly half of the oilseed crops in Saskatchewan are behind normal, according to the latest provincial crop report.
About 55 percent of the canola crop is at its normal stage of development, with 44 percent behind. Spring cereals are at 67 percent normal and 31 percent behind, while 69 percent of the pulses are normal and 29 percent behind, according to the report.
Some crops are one to two weeks behind in development, “which may be of significance depending on the weather during harvest and when the first fall frost occurs,” said the report.
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Varied precipitation and warm temperatures were generally beneficial for crop development across Alberta during the week ended July 8, according to the latest provincial crop report released July 11.
Haying continued to progress in the province, with 20 percent of the hay crop cut and 25 percent baled or put into silage. Hay quality was rated as four percent excellent, 47 percent good, 32 percent fair and 17 percent poor. Hay yields were well below normal for many producers and will be in short supply this year in several areas.
Rainfall was variable during the week. Provincially, topsoil moisture on cropland was rated as three percent surplus, 84 percent adequate, 12 percent short and one percent very short. Topsoil moisture on the hay land and pasture was rated as one per cent surplus, 75 percent adequate, 22 percent short and two percent very short.
The majority of crop damage during the week was from localized flooding, strong winds, hail and insects such as grasshoppers and aphids. There were reports of disease issues in pulse crops.
