Fifty-two percent of the provincial crop had been harvested and 27 percent in swath with 52% harvested, up from 26 percent combined and 35 percent swathed the previous week. Harvest progress is in line with the five year average of 50 percent combined and 26 percent swathed but well behind the progress of the past two years of 71 percent combined last year and 62 percent in 2012.
SOUTHERN
Harvest progressed this week with 21 percent swathed and 62 percent combined.
It is still behind the five-year average of 69 percent. In 2013, the progress was 83 percent combined.
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Yield projections are for average to slightly above average crops.
Around 95 percent of spring wheat is grading No. 3 CW or better. Roughly 86 percent of barley is grading No. 1 CW or better.
CENTRAL
Harvest progressed to 32 percent swathed and 39 percent combined.
Harvest progress is behind the five-year average of 46 percent combined. The 2013 progress was 68 percent combined.
Yield projections are average to slightly above average for most crops. Field pea yields are up 15 percent.
Below average quality is a concern. Around 80 percent of spring wheat is grading No. 3 CW or better. Sixty-eight percent of barley is grading No. 1 CW or better. Only 50 percent of the canola is grading No. 1.
NORTHEAST
Harvest progress jumped to 32 percent swathed and 50 percent combined.
Progress is ahead of the five-year average of 43 percent combined but behind the 2013 progress of 68 percent combined.
Yield projections are 10 to 15 percent above the five-year averages.
Spring wheat grading is 95 percent 3 CW or better. Ninety percent of barley is grading 1 CW or better. Less than 60 percent of the field pea crop is grading a food quality of No. 2 or better.
NORTHWEST
Harvest progress advanced to 17 percent swathed and 71 percent combined this week.
The harvest is similar to the five-year average of 35 percent combined but behind the 2013 progress of 53 percent combined.
Yield projections are roughly 10 percent above five-year averages.
Ninety-five percent of spring wheat is grading No. 3 CW or better. Barley has 83 percent grading No. 1 CW or better. Eighty-eight percent of field peas are grading food quality of No. 2 or better.
PEACE
Harvest progressed to 17 percent swathed and 71 combined.
Progress is well ahead of the five-year average of 49 percent combined and similar to the 70 percent combined last year.
Despite the dry conditions, yield projections are much better than expected.
Spring wheat and field pea yields are expected to be average. Barley, oat, and canola yields are projected to be 15 to 20 percent above their five-year averages.
Ninety-five percent of spring wheat is grading No. 3 CW or better while 95 percent of barely is grading No. 1 CW or better. More than 90 percent of the canola is grading No. 1 Canada.
