SOUTHWEST
Rainfall amounts of five to 25 millimetres did not slow harvest, which is 30 to 50 percent complete.
Cereal yields are average to above average.
Some canola has been harvested with average yields and higher levels of disease in some of the earlier crop.
Sunflowers have heavy disease pressure in some areas.
Overgrazed pastures may be under pressure to make the month for grazing.
NORTHWEST
High humidity, heavy dew and light showers slowed harvest progress, including haying, greenfeed and silage operations.
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About 70 percent of the hard red wheat crop is in the bin with yields of 25 to 70 bushels per acre.
About 40 percent of canola has been swathed.
CENTRAL
A rainstorm also produced hailstones ranging in size from marbles to baseballs, which damaged corn, edible beans, soybeans and canola.
Artificial grain drying and aeration is occurring with tough moisture levels with some grains.
Quality of the wheat remaining in the field is declining with downgrading because of mildew and sprouting.
Most canola is swathed and combining is about 60 percent complete. Yields are about 45 bu. per acre but some are as low as 10 to 15 bu. per acre.
EASTERN
Localized precipitation slowed harvest progress and may impact crop quality. There is some field rutting, and standing water is evident.
On average, winter wheat is producing 70 bu. per acre, spring wheat 60 bu. per acre, oats 110 bu. per acre and canola 45 bu. per acre.
Most straw is baled and most hay supplies are adequate.
Livestock are starting to graze in hay fields that were cut earlier.
INTERLAKE
Precipitation ranged from five to 25 mm with some areas receiving heavy hail damage.
The cereal harvest is slow because of wet, humid conditions and about 50 percent is complete. Canola harvest also lags.
Insect pressure significantly decreased as a result of the wet conditions.
Silage corn and greenfeed crops are looking good.
