Saskatchewan harvest is winding down ahead of schedule.
The most recent weekly crop report said 89 percent of the crop had been combined as of Oct. 7 and another eight percent was ready to swath or straight cut. Dry weather through the first part of the week in most areas will have increased the amount harvested.
The five-year average for this time of year is 85 percent combined.
Farmers in western regions are furthest advanced at 97 percent in central areas, 94 percent in the south and 92 percent in the north.
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On the east side, farmers in the north and south are both about 85 percent done, while the central region is 83 percent complete.
Average to above-average yields continue to be reported throughout the province. Spring wheat average yields are 47 bushels per acre and canola is averaging 38 bu. per acre. Other crop average yields in bu. per acre are durum 44, barley 69 and peas 43.
Quality is also strong. Spring wheat grades are estimated at 59 percent No. 1, 31 percent No. 2, nine percent No. 3 and just one percent at feed quality.
Crop damage in the past week was the result of wind and rain. The northwest saw the most rain at about 36 millimetres. Some cereal crops are bleaching and sprouting due to rain, while wind shattered some swathed canola and ripe crops.
