SOUTH
Widespread rain across many areas of the south slowed harvest with some areas reporting more than 25 millimetres of rain.
The rain gave farmers a much-needed reprieve, but half the crop still remains to be harvested.
Early reports are of average and above average yields. Most cereals have been harvested with canola coming off with strong yields. There have been reports of fababean yields of around 100 bushels per acre. The potato harvest is underway.
CENTRAL
Warm weather continued to push harvest forward with more than half of the crop in the bin.
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Early yields are average to above average.
A light frost does not seem to have caused much damage to crops. There have been concerns that frost may damage late-seeded cereals or hailed canola crops. Frost has been reported mainly from Highway 2 west to the mountains.
NORTH
Harvest is well underway. Some cereal crops still standing, but light frost isn’t causing much concern.
Grain pyramids are growing across the region as farmers pile cereals on the ground from their good-yielding crops. Some farmers are beginning to pick up canola swaths as they wind up cereal harvest.
PEACE
Rain early in the week slowed harvest operations, but a return to warm weather has farmers back in the field. It’s estimated that harvest is still less than half done because of the late start.
Cereal yields are reported to be average or slightly above average because of dry summer conditions. Canola yields vary across the region depending on rain. Pastures are very dry and need rain to close the cracks in the ground.
